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.
References
- 27695 third-party-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2007-11-15 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-3897 vdb-entry
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307004
- 26461 vdb-entry
- 1018958 vdb-entry
- macosx-appfw-connect-bypass(38506) vdb-entry