CVE-2007-4704
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 does not apply changed settings to processes that are started by launchd until the processes are restarted, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 1.8% (78th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-4686)
- 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-2007-4686 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / mac os x
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004(Patch)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27695(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26459
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38492
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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