CVE - CVE-2007-4702

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-4702	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5, when "Block all incoming connections" is enabled, does not prevent root processes or mDNSResponder from accepting connections, which might allow remote attackers or local root processes to bypass intended access restrictions.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2007-11-15 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html BID:26461 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26461 CONFIRM:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004 SECTRACK:1018958 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958 SECUNIA:27695 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27695 VUPEN:ADV-2007-3897 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897~~ (Obsolete source) XF:macosx-appfw-connect-bypass(38506) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38506
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20070905	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20070905)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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