CVE-2007-4703 The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 does not prevent a root process from accepting incoming connections, even when "Block incoming connections" has been set for its associated executable,....
HighCVSS 10.0
EPSS 2.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 does not prevent a root process from accepting incoming connections, even when "Block incoming connections" has been set for its associated executable, which might allow remote attackers or local root processes to bypass intended access restrictions.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apple mac os x | = 10.5 | No fix listed |
| apple mac os x server | = 10.5 | No fix listed |
References
- docs.info.apple.com patch
- APPLE-SA-2007-11-15 patch vendor-advisory
- 27695 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 1018958 vdb-entry
- 26460 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-3897 vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- macosx-appfw-rootuid-bypass(38479) vdb-entry