Apple iMovie 6.0.3 AppKit format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iMovie 6.0.3. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts the function AppKit. The manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0646. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iMovie 6.0.3. This issue affects the function AppKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in iMovie HD 6.0.3, and Safari in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10, 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 NSRunCriticalAlertPanel Apple AppKit function.

The bug was discovered 01/30/2007. The weakness was shared 01/31/2007 by Ilja van Sprundel (Sean) with RISE Security (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0646 since 01/31/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28212 (Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115539 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2007-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-04-19)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32262), Exploit-DB (29551), Tenable (28212), SecurityFocus (BID 26444†) and OSVDB (32708†). The entries VDB-2060, VDB-2870, VDB-3185 and VDB-3342 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 28212
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel (Sean)
Organization: RISE Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0646 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0646
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34769
X-Force: 32262
SecurityFocus: 26444 - Apple Mac OS X v10.4.11 2007-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24966
OSVDB: 32708 - CVE-2007-0646 - Apple - iMovie HD and Safari - Format String Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14937 - Mac OS X Format String Vulnerability in iMovie HD, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1470

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 10:40
Updated: 03/10/2025 14:28
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (80), 07/18/2019 12:28 (6), 03/10/2025 14:28 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:D4D:103

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