CVE-2007-0729 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2007-0729?

CVE-2007-0729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 24 Apr 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apple File Protocol (AFP) Client in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 through 10.4.9 does not properly clean the environment before executing commands, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting unspecified environment variables.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0729?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Preview.app, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0729?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-0729 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0729 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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