CVE-2007-5847 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Race condition in the CFURLWriteDataAndPropertiesToResource API in Core Foundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 creates files with insecure permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

Published: 2007-12-19

Score: 6.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5817	Race condition in the CFURLWriteDataAndPropertiesToResource API in Core Foundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 creates files with insecure permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39095

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-19T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.414Z

Reserved: 2007-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5847

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-19T21:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5847

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362

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