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FKIE_CVE-2011-0173

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-03-23 02:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:26

Severity

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.

References

URL	Tags
product-security@apple.com	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html	Patch, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581	Patch, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
apple	applescript	*
apple	mac_os_x	*
apple	mac_os_x	10.6.0
apple	mac_os_x	10.6.1
apple	mac_os_x	10.6.2
apple	mac_os_x	10.6.3
apple	mac_os_x	10.6.4
apple	mac_os_x	10.6.5
apple	applescript	*
apple	mac_os_x_server	*
apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.0
apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.1
apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.2
apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.3
apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.4
apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.5

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CVE-2011-0173 (GCVE-0-2011-0173)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-03-23 01:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:41

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

apple mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581	x_refsource_CONFIRM

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CVE-2011-0173 (GCVE-0-2011-0173)

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