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CVE-2007-4702
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5, when "Block all incoming connections" is enabled, does not prevent root processes or…
High9.3EPSS 2.2%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 27695 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-11-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3897 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26461 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1018958 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- macosx-appfw-connect-bypass(38506) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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