CVE-2007-0739 Auth bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2007-0739?

CVE-2007-0739 is a medium-severity authentication bypass 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

The Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.9 displays the software update window beneath the loginwindow authentication dialog in certain circumstances related to running scheduled tasks, which allows local users to bypass authentication controls.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0739?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2007-0739 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mxfx-prh7-mqfx.