7.5

CVE-2007-0021: apple ichat

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 23-01-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-0021 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in apple ichat. EPSS estimates a 23.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
23.13%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Format string vulnerability in Apple iChat 3.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (null pointer dereference and application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an aim:// URI.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

23.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 23.13% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
23.13%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (projects.info-pull.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedososxVerified

    Apple iChat 3.1.6 441 - 'aim://' URL Handler Format String (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Apple1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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