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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 10.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004Patch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27695Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26460
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38479
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004Patch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27695Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26460
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38479
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 15, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified