THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-5849
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-5849

Mac Os X vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
13.6%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back end (backend/snmp.c) for CUPS 1.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP response that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Mac Os X
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2007-12-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 13.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-5849

  • Confirm whether Apple Mac Os X is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-5849.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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