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CVE-2007-0753

Format string vulnerability in the VPN daemon (vpnd) in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.9 allows local users to execute a

Format string vulnerability in the VPN daemon (vpnd) in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -i parameter.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00514
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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Affected Products & Versions

2
apple mac os xall versions
apple mac os x serverall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
localApple Mac OSX < 2007-005 - 'vpnd' Local Privilege Escalationverified
localApple Mac OSX 10.4.9 - VPND Local Format Stringverified
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD24 May 2007 · 10:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/35143
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469889/100/0/threaded
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