CVE-2007-0023 EXPLOIT
6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 75)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The CFUserNotificationSendRequest function in UserNotificationCenter.app in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, when used in combination with diskutil, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious InputManager in Library/InputManagers in a user's home directory, which is executed when Cocoa applications attempt to notify the user.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.59% — more likely to be exploited than 75% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-01-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - 'UserNotificationCenter' Local Privilege Escalation | 2007-01-23 |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305102
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-22-01-2007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23846
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24198
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017542
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/315856
- http://www.osvdb.org/32695
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22188
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-047A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0074
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31676
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305102
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-22-01-2007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23846
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24198
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017542
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/315856
- http://www.osvdb.org/32695
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