CVE-2007-0117 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.4% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
DiskManagementTool in the DiskManagement.framework 92.29 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 does not properly validate Bill of Materials (BOM) files, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a BOM file under /Library/Receipts/, which triggers arbitrary file permission changes upon execution of a diskutil permission repair operation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.39% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | mac os x server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - DiskManagement BOM Privilege Escalation | 2007-01-05 |
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - DiskManagement BOM 'cron' Local Privilege Escalation | 2007-01-05 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/31167
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-05-01-2007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23653
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21899
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0074
- http://osvdb.org/31167
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-05-01-2007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23653
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21899
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0074
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