Vulnerability · CVE-2007-0646
Format string vulnerability in iMovie HD 6.0.3, and Safari in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (…
Published Feb 1, 2007 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple
Check this week
CVE-2007-0646 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 10.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 10.18%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe apple/imovie · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/safari
Format string vulnerability in iMovie HD 6.0.3, and Safari in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSRunCriticalAlertPanel Apple AppKit function.
Are you affected?
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- cpe apple/imovie6.0.3
- cpe apple/mac os x10.3.9
- cpe apple/safariversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2007-0646
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2007-0646 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 10.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with apple/mac os x 10.3.9. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-134: Format String Vulnerability. EPSS 10.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 1, 2007 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
Format string vulnerability in iMovie HD 6.0.3, and Safari in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSRunCriticalAlertPanel Apple AppKit function.
Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
Format string vulnerability in iMovie HD 6.0.3, and Safari in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSRunCriticalAlertPanel Apple AppKit function.
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2007-0646
Format string vulnerability in iMovie HD 6.0.3, and Safari in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSRunCriticalAlertPanel Apple AppKit function.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2007-0646
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2007-0646
30-day exploitation probability 10.18%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference29551
Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.