CVE-2007-4703

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-4703
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-15 20:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall Unauthorized Network Access Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall Weaknesses and Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2007-11-15 Mac OS X v10.5.1 Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mac OS X Application Firewall Bugs May Let Remote Users Access the Services on the Target System af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
About the security content of the Mac OS X 10.5.1 Update (client and server) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com Patch
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