CVE-2007-5847

Published: Dec 19, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 9.2

Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in the CFURLWriteDataAndPropertiesToResource API in Core Foundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 creates files with insecure permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X

Apple

1 product

Mac Os X

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.4.11

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (16)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28136

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39095

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179