CVE-2007-4268 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Integer signedness error in the Networking component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AppleTalk message with a negative value, which satisfies a signed comparison during mbuf allocation but is later interpreted as an unsigned value, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00748.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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No data.

Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Mac Os X Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=628
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018950
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38476

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00968}`	epss `{'score': 0.00748}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-11-15T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:46:39.399Z

Reserved: 2007-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4268

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-11-15T01:46:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-4268

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-681

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