Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2007-4702
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5, when "Block all incoming connections" is enabled, does not prevent root processes or mDNSResponder from accepting connections, which might allow remote attackers or local root processes to bypass intended access restrictions.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.5
References
- secunia.com/advisories/27695 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897 (vdb-entry)
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26461 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38506 (vdb-entry)