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CVE-2007-4702 Details

Description

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.

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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004 CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html CVEPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27695 CVEVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38506 CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
10.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x server
10.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4702
NVD Published Date:
Nov 15, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2007-4702 Details - Not Deferred