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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5859. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in Safari RSS in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted feed: URL that triggers memory corruption.
The bug was discovered 12/17/2007. The weakness was published 12/19/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (Sean) (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5859 since 11/06/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29723 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115676 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2007-009 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-12-17)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39108), Tenable (29723), SecurityFocus (BID 26910†), OSVDB (40724†) and Secunia (SA28136†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2085, VDB-3475, VDB-3517 and VDB-35351. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0
VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 29723
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)
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OpenVAS ID: 102023
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/17/2007 🔍11/06/2007 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (Sean)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5859 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40125
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X-Force: 39108
SecurityFocus: 26910 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.1 2007-009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28136
OSVDB: 40724 - CVE-2007-5859 - Apple - Mac OS X - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019108
Vulnerability Center: 17187 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Safari RSS Remote DoS and Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4238
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 06/07/2025 10:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (70), 08/02/2019 08:57 (13), 11/28/2024 11:08 (17), 06/07/2025 10:14 (2)
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