CVE-2007-0162 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by modifying insecurely permissioned Application Enhancer binaries and framework files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0162?
CVE-2007-0162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jan 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unsanity Application Enhancer (APE) 2.0.2 installs with insecure permissions for the (1) ApplicationEnhancer binary and the (2) /Library/Frameworks/ApplicationEnhancer.framework directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying or replacing the binary or library files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0162?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Unsanity Application Enhancer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0162?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-0162 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0162 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw67-h757-4684.