CVE-2007-0430
The shared_region_map_file_np function in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.69%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 47% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The shared_region_map_file_np function in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large mappingCount value.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apple Mac OSX 10.4.x Kernel - 'shared_region_map_file_np()' Memory Corruption (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3167dos, osxpublished 21 Jan 2007Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.69% · top 47% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
8
- 23823 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 2178 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 1017538 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- macos-sharedregionmapfilenp-dos(31645) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20070119 [RISE-2007001] Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x kernel shared_region_map_file_np() memory corruption vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://risesecurity.org/advisory.php?id=RISE-2007001.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2007-0275 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32942 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-0430 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2007-0430)Record last updated .