OSVDB ID: 40691

Title: Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall Launched Process Persistence Setting Change Weakness

Info

Disclosure

Nov 15, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Nov 15, 2007

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a user to believe a setting has been changed when it actually has not taken effect. Changes made to the application firewall do not take effect for processes run by launchd until those processes are restarted. It is possible that the flaw may allow settings to be different from intended by the user resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Misconfiguration
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Upgrade to version 10.5.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.

Mac OS X

10.5

References

Security Tracker: 1018958
CVE ID: 2007-4704 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26461
Secunia Advisory ID: 27695
SCIP VulDB ID: 3483
ISS X-Force ID: 38506
Related OSVDB ID: 40689 40690
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-3897
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1051update.html
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxserver1051update.html

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/40691