6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-0724
Apple IOKit HID Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description

The IOKit HID interface in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8 does not sufficiently limit access to certain controls, which allows local users to gain privileges by using HID device events to read keystrokes from the console.

INFO

Published Date :

March 13, 2007, 10:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-0724 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-0724.

URL Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
http://www.osvdb.org/34855
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22948
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017942
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32973
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
http://www.osvdb.org/34855
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22948
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017942
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32973

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-0724 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-0724 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/32973 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32973 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0724 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-0724 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.09461

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability