CVE-2007-0023

Public Exploit

Description

The CFUserNotificationSendRequest function in UserNotificationCenter.app in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, when used in combination with diskutil, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious InputManager in Library/InputManagers in a user's home directory, which is executed when Cocoa applications attempt to notify the user.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.22%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory info-pull.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/32695	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Feb/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-047A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/24198	third party advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305102
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31676	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017542	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/315856	third party advisory us government resource
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-22-01-2007.html	vendor advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/23846	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0074	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22188	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0023?: CVE-2007-0023 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0023?: To fix CVE-2007-0023, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0023 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0023 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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