CVE-2007-4703

N/A Unknown
Published: November 15, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27695
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.6%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple