CVE-2007-0753 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2007-0753?

CVE-2007-0753 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 24 May 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Format string vulnerability in the VPN daemon (vpnd) in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -i parameter.

Weakness: CWE-134

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0753?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2007-0753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0753 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-2007-0753 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0753 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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