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.
Published: 2008-03-18
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0062 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.
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Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.363Z

Reserved: 2008-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0049

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-18T22:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0049

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