Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-4703
CVE-2007-4703
Description
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 does not prevent a root process from accepting incoming connections, even when "Block incoming connections" has been set for its associated executable, which might allow remote attackers or local root processes to bypass intended access restrictions.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.5
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvdPatch
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/27695nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897nvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26460nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38479nvd
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