CVE-2007-4702
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 2.2% (83th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-4684)
- Published
- November 15, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4684 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / mac os x
- apple / mac os x server
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27695(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26461
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38506
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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