CVE-2007-4685

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-11-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to gain privileges by executing setuid or setgid programs in which the stdio, stderr, or stdout file descriptors are "in an unexpected state."

Affected products

macOS: 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5, 10.4.6 (+4)
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5, 10.4.6 (+4)

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
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/38469
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018950

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