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CVE-2007-4703
Published: Nov 15, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
27695
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
APPLE-SA-2007-11-15
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
macosx-appfw-rootuid-bypass(38479)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
26460
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
ADV-2007-3897
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1018958
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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