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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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-4685 | 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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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:32.968Z
Reserved: 2007-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-4703
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-11-15T20:46:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-4703
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD