CVE-2008-0049

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AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 inadvertently makes an NSApplication mach port available for inter-process communicatio

AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 inadvertently makes an NSApplication mach port available for inter-process communication instead of inter-thread communication, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted messages to privileged applications.

LOW · CVSS 1.9 EPSS 0.00206

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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apple mac os xall versions

apple mac os x serverall versions

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1.9

LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD18 Mar 2008 · 10:44 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlPatch

http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28340

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019647

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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.htmlUS Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41314

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