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CVE-2008-0049
Published: Mar 18, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
28304
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
TA08-079A
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
macos-appkit-code-execution(41314)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
ADV-2008-0924
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
29420
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
1019647
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
28340
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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