CVE-2007-0647
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.
Exploit likelihood
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 High
AV: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.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple Mac OSX 10.4.x - Help Viewer '.help' Filename Format String | 2007-01-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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.