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CVE-2007-0647

Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a...

7.1 HighPublic exploit

Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSBeginAlertSheet Apple AppKit function.

Exploit likelihood

2.73%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.1

Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSBeginAlertSheet Apple AppKit function.

Record
CVE-2007-0647
CVSS 2.0
7.1 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSBeginAlertSheet Apple AppKit function.

Record
CVE-2007-0647
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0645 No score

Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSBeginAlertSheet Apple AppKit function.

Record
EUVD-2007-0645
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j568-7jf2-g43r No score

Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a...

Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSBeginAlertSheet Apple AppKit function.

Record
GHSA-j568-7jf2-g43r
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBApple Mac OSX 10.4.x - Help Viewer '.help' Filename Format String2007-01-30

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2007-0647 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Apple Mac Os X, published February 1, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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