CVE-2008-0990

Medium

Description

notifyd in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not verify that Mach port death notifications have originated from the kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via spoofed death notifications that prevent other applications from receiving notifications.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductApple Mac Os X
PublishedMar 18, 2008
First seenMar 18, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apple mac_os_x10.4.11—
apple mac_os_x_server10.4.11—

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