CVE-2007-0467 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

crashdump in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows local users in the admin group to modify arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on application logs in /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/.

Published: 2007-01-31

Score: 6.2 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0466	crashdump in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows local users in the admin group to modify arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on application logs in /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00172.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-28-01-2007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/363112
http://www.osvdb.org/32706
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31888

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-01-31T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:19:30.128Z

Reserved: 2007-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0467

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-01-31T02:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0467

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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