The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5, when "Block all incoming connections" is enabled, does not prevent root processes or mDNSResponder from accepting connections, which might allow remote attackers or local root processes to bypass intended access restrictions
Published Nov 15, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.25%
Description
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5, when "Block all incoming connections" is enabled, does not prevent root processes or mDNSResponder from accepting connections, which might allow remote attackers or local root processes to bypass intended access restrictions.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.5
- 10.5
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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02249) | 82.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02249) | 80.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.66% (0.00665) | 69.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 10, 2025 | 27.86% (0.27855) | 96.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 29.18% (0.29182) | 96.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 22.88% (0.22875) | 96.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 18.47% (0.18472) | 96.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2024 | 4.16% (0.04164) | 92.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 1.96% (0.01957) | 88.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 1.89% (0.01891) | 88.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01985) | 87.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.84% (0.01837) | 86.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27695 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26461 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38506 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27695 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26461 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38506 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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