CVE-2007-0051

Apple iPhoto < 6.0.6 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted Photocast RSS Feed Title

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-0051. PoCs published by MoAB.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in iPhoto by serving a maliciously crafted RSS feed. The payload consists of a long string of 'A' characters followed by format specifiers, which can trigger a crash or arbitrary code execution when parsed by iPhoto.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MoAB · rubydososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3080

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in iPhoto by serving a maliciously crafted RSS feed. The payload consists of a long string of 'A' characters followed by format specifiers, which can trigger a crash or arbitrary code execution when parsed by iPhoto.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apple iPhoto (version not specified, likely pre-2007)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Target must connect to the malicious server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23615
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455968/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21871
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-04-01-2007.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305215
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/31165
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0100.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar//msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0057
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31281
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3080

Scores

EPSS 0.0904
EPSS Percentile 94.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-134
Status published
Products (1)
apple/iphoto 6.0.5
Published Jan 04, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026