CVE-2011-0205

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 JPEG2000 image.

Published: 2011-06-24 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-0205 is rated Moderate Risk (59/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.12%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0205

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 2025-05-07 5.95% 6.12% +0.17%
2 2025-05-05 3.62% 5.95% +2.33%
3 2025-05-03 — 3.62% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0205

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0205

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0205

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple imageio — cpe:2.3:a:apple:imageio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0205

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