CVE-2007-0723 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the authentication feature of DirectoryService (DS Plug-Ins) in Apple Mac OS X versions 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8. This flaw allows remote authenticated LDAP users to modify the root password and escalate privileges through unknown vectors. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.5, indicating a critical severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity by an authenticated user, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploit codes available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.