PT-2007-6809 · Apple · Corefoundation+1

Published 2007-12-19 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-5847

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Core Foundation in Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.11

Description A race condition in the CFURLWriteDataAndPropertiesToResource API creates files with insecure permissions, potentially allowing local users to obtain sensitive information.

Recommendations For Mac OS X 10.4.11, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5847

Affected Products

Corefoundation

Macos X

References · 9

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5847 · Security Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26910 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39095 · Note