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CVE-2007-0022 Details

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in writeconfig in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that points to a malicious launchctl program.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html	CVE
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-21-01-2007.html	CVE	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23793	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31677	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/31605	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22148	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017941	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0074	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470	CVE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html	[email protected]
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-21-01-2007.html	[email protected]	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23793	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31677	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/31605	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22148	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017941	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0074	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	10.4.8
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 23, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]