CVE-2011-0173

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0173
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-23 02:00:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-134 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Applescript All All All All
Application Apple Applescript All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.6.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1 Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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