CVE-2007-4709 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2007-4709?

CVE-2007-4709 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted HTTP response.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4709?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4709?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2007-4709 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4709 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-w3cr-ccmf-mcr5.