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Mac OS X insecure system update
Published: 18.12.2007
Source: BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID: 8462
Type: m-i-t-m
Level: 6/10
Description: Insecure uncrypted/unsigned protocol is used for system update.

Affected: APPLE : MacOS X 10.4
CVE: CVE-2007-5863 (Software Update in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between the client and the server, using a modified distribution definition file with the "allow-external-scripts" option.)

Original document Moritz Jodeit, Apple OS X Software Update Remote Command Execution (18.12.2007)

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