CVE-2007-4685 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10. An attacker can exploit this by executing setuid or setgid programs where standard file descriptors are in an unexpected state, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable by a local attacker with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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