PT-2007-2202 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2007-05-24 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-0751

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.9

Description A cleanup script in crontabs might delete filesystems that have been mounted in /tmp, potentially allowing local users to cause a denial of service. This issue is related to the find command.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.9, consider modifying the cleanup script in crontabs to exclude filesystems mounted in /tmp to prevent potential denial of service. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the automated execution of the cleanup script until a proper fix is applied.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-0751

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0751 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34500 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35145 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018117 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/24144 · Note