CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2011-0173

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Mar 23, 2011 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in AppleScript in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) display dialog or (2) display alert command in a dialog in an AppleScript Studio application.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Applescript Apple * *
Mac_os_x Apple * 10.6.6 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.6.0 (including) 10.6.0 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.6.1 (including) 10.6.1 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.6.2 (including) 10.6.2 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.6.3 (including) 10.6.3 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.6.4 (including) 10.6.4 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.6.5 (including) 10.6.5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References