Heap-based buffer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF image.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-0204 is rated Moderate Risk (59/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.47%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-12-24 | 3.72% | 4.47% | +0.76% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.39% | 3.72% | +1.33% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.39% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.5.8 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.6.1 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.6.2 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.6.3 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.6.4 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.6.5 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.6.6 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.6.7 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | imageio | — | cpe:2.3:a:apple:imageio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.5.8 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.6.1 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.6.2 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.6.3 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.6.4 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.6.5 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.6.6 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.6.7 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |