CVE-2007-3749
First published: Thu Nov 15 2007(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.3 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.1 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.10 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.9 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.7 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.4 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.6 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.5 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.8 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | =10.4.2 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | >=10.4.0<=10.4.10 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=630
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38466
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/description
- agent/type
- agent/event
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple mac os x
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.3
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.1
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.10
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.9
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.7
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.4
- version/apple mac os x/10.4
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.6
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.5
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.8
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.2
- version/apple mac os x/10.4.0