HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-0723

Mac Os X vulnerability

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
3.8%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Unspecified vulnerability in the authentication feature for DirectoryService (DS Plug-Ins) for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8 allows remote authenticated LDAP users to modify the root password and gain privileges via unknown vectors.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Mac Os X
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2007-03-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-0723

  • Confirm whether Apple Mac Os X is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-0723.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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