CVE-2007-0734 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published 10 Apr 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Memory corruption in fsck allows attackers to bypass password protection on USB drives, enabling directory listing and arbitrary code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-0734?

CVE-2007-0734 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 10 Apr 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fsck, as used by the AirPort Disk feature of the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n before Firmware Update 7.1, and by Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 through 10.4.9, does not properly enforce password protection of a USB hard drive, which allows context-dependent attackers to list arbitrary directories or execute arbitrary code, resulting from memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0734?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-0734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-683c-4p64-g5vf.