Format string vulnerability in Apple iPhoto 6.0.5 (316), and other versions before 6.0.6, allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted photocast with format string specifiers in the title of an RSS iPhoto feed.
CVE-2007-0051
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 9.0% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 61(Track)EG Risk 61/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 9%
- EPSS %ILE
- 95%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 4, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (24)
- cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0100.html
- cve@mitrehttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305215
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar//msg00003.html
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/31165
- cve@mitrehttp://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-04-01-2007.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/23615
- cve@mitrehttp://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2007-0104a%5D.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455968/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21871
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0057
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31281
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3080
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0100.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305215
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar//msg00003.html
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-3080✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 4, 2007
iLife iPhoto Photocast - XML Title Remote Format String (PoC)
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- CVE-2007-5561EG 10.0EPSS p94HIGH
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