CVE-2007-4687 (GCVE-0-2007-4687)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-11-15 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:01
VLAI
Summary
The remote_cmds component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 contains a symbolic link from the tftpboot private directory to the root directory, which allows tftpd users to escape the private directory and access arbitrary files.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2286 records in the last 180 days details
References
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
Date Public
2007-11-14 00:00
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