VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-0206
Buffer overflow in International Components for Unicode (ICU) in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving uppercase strings.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.09%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in International Components for Unicode (ICU) in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving uppercase strings.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.09% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68217
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68217
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.