CVE-2007-4702 Information

Description

The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 when \Block all incoming connections\ is enabled does not prevent root processes or mDNSResponder from accepting connections which might allow remote attackers or local root processes to bypass intended access restrictions.

Reference

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00004.html http://secunia.com/advisories/27695 http://securitytracker.com/id?1018958 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26461 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3897 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38506