CVE-2007-5860
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in Spin Tracer in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified output files, involving an "insecure file operation."
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSpin Tracer in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 contains an unspecified vulnerability involving an insecure file operation on output files. This allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, representing a local privilege escalation vulnerability.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 10.5.1= 10.5.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Mac OS X versionRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' or check System Preferences > About to confirm the exact OS versionAffected if The version is exactly 10.5.1 (this CVE only affects that specific version)
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Locate the Spin Tracer utilitySearch for Spin Tracer using 'which spintrace' or 'mdfind kMDItemFSName == "Spin*"' in TerminalAffected if Spin Tracer is present on the system (the vulnerability exists in this tool)
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Check Spin Tracer binary permissionsRun 'ls -la /usr/bin/spintrace' or similar path to examine ownership and permissionsAffected if The binary is owned by root and has setuid permissions, allowing a local user to trigger the insecure file operation with elevated privileges
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Verify output file location permissionsCheck if Spin Tracer writes to a world-writable directory (commonly /tmp or similar) by examining the tool's behavior or man page with 'man spintrace'Affected if Output files are written to a location with weak permissions, enabling the insecure file operation
A system is affected if it runs Mac OS X 10.5.1 exactly and has the Spin Tracer utility present with exploitable file permissions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the Apple security update for Mac OS X 10.5.1 that addresses this vulnerability, or upgrade to a supported Mac OS X version. As a local vulnerability, the primary risk is from authenticated local users.
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