CVE-2007-4702 describes a bypass vulnerability in the Application Firewall of Apple Mac OS X 10.5. When "Block all incoming connections" is enabled, root processes and mDNSResponder can still accept connections, allowing remote attackers or local root processes to circumvent intended access restrictions. This vulnerability has a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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