CVE-2007-5857: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2007-5857: Quick Look in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 does not prevent a movie from accessing URLs when the movie file is pre...

Quick Look in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 does not prevent a movie from accessing URLs when the movie file is previewed or if an icon is created, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via HREFTrack.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 15:47 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is an old Apple Mac OS X Quick Look issue. A crafted movie could access URLs when previewed or when an icon was generated, potentially leaking sensitive information. The bundle identifies Mac OS X 10.5.1 and does not show active exploitation. Exposure is most plausible on legacy Mac OS X 10.5.1 systems that preview or index untrusted movie files. The provided evidence does not identify other Apple versions or modern macOS releases as affected. Prioritize only if legacy Mac OS X 10.5.1 systems remain in business use or archives. For current environments, urgency depends on whether affected legacy systems still process untrusted media. Mitigation focus: Review Apple advisory APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 and support article 307179 for the vendor fix.; Apply the relevant Apple security update to any affected Mac OS X 10.5.1 systems.; Avoid previewing or indexing untrusted movie files on unpatched legacy systems..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 19:45 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2007-5857 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup

Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Dec 19, 2007, 21:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors

0Timeline events

0ADP providers

2Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
macos-quicklook-unauthorized-access(39106)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus

n/an/an/aListed

Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.