CVE-2007-0724

N/A Unknown

Published: March 13, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391

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http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html

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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/24479

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24966

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/34855

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22948

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017942

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32973

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214