CVE-2007-3749

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 does not reset the current Mach Thread Port or Thread Exception Port when executing a setuid program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by creating the port before launching the setuid program, then writing to the address space of the setuid process.

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 does not reset the current Mach Thread Port or Thread Exception Port when executing a setuid program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by creating the port before launching the setuid program, then writing to the address space of the setuid process.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 17 years ago

2007-11-15 01:46:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-29 01:32:00

Affected Software

Apple Mac OS X 10.4

10.4

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1

10.4.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2

10.4.2

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3

10.4.3

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4

10.4.4

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5

10.4.5

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6

10.4.6

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7

10.4.7

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8

10.4.8

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9

10.4.9

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10

10.4.10

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