CVE-2007-0747 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

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.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wj7-m3fw-c443.

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