CVE-2007-5862

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-12-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Java in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.11 allows remote attackers to bypass Keychain access controls and add or delete arbitrary Keychain items via a crafted Java applet.

Affected products

macOS: 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5 (+6)

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26877
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26877
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224

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