CVE-2007-5853: Critical severity Apple iOS and macOS vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in IO Storage Family in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via a disk image with crafted GUID partition maps, which triggers memory corruption.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What must an attacker do to exploit this issue?
The attacker must persuade a user to interact with a disk image containing crafted GUID partition maps. Processing that disk image can trigger memory corruption.
What could happen if exploitation succeeds?
Successful exploitation can cause a system shutdown or allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is rated critical with impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Which systems are explicitly identified as affected?
The vulnerability description explicitly identifies Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and its IO Storage Family. Although the software metadata lists Apple iOS and macOS, no specific iOS version or additional macOS version is provided.