Directory traversal vulnerability in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to bypass the chroot mechanism via a relative path when changing the current working directory
Published Nov 15, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to bypass the chroot mechanism via a relative path when changing the current working directory.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.4
- 10.4.0
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00450) | 36.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00450) | 35.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 13.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018950 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38467 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27643 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1018950 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38467 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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