CVE-2007-0747

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-04-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

load_webdav in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 through 10.4.9 does not properly clean the environment when mounting a WebDAV filesystem, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting unspecified environment variables.

Affected products

macOS: 10.3.9, 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4 (+5)
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.3.9, 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4 (+5)

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/474969
http://www.osvdb.org/34871
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23569
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017942
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966

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