CVE-2007-0747 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting improper environment cleaning during WebDAV filesystem mounting in macOS.
- 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-2007-0747?
CVE-2007-0747 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
load_webdav in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 through 10.4.9 does not properly clean the environment when mounting a WebDAV filesystem, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting unspecified environment variables.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0747?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0747?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0747 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-0747 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0747 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wj7-m3fw-c443.