CVE-2011-0173 (GCVE-0-2011-0173)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-03-23 01:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Multiple 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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
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| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE |
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