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CVE-2007-0724

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.

Published

2007-03-13T22:19:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.9 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.8 Yes
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