CVE-2007-5863

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Apple Mac OSX Software Update - Command Execution (Metasploit)2010-09-20 · remote · osx · Verified

Impact

Software Update in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between the client and the server, using a modified distribution definition file with the "allow-external-scripts" option.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485237/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26908
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39111
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485237/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26908
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39111