Buffer overflow in mDNSResponder in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPnP Internet Gateway Device (IGD) packet.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2386 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 50.00%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16871 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-01-08 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 74.52% | 50.00% | -24.52% |
| 2 | 2026-04-26 | 74.16% | 74.52% | +0.36% |
| 3 | 2026-01-10 | — | 74.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 9.2 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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high | CVE-2007-2386: 1 GLSA(s) (201201-05), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/mDNSResponder); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-2386 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.4 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.4.1 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.4.2 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.4.3 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.4.4 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.4.5 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.4.6 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.4.7 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.4.8 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |