Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-0990
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 23.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.4
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28345
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019663
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41289
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28345
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019663
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41289
Products affected by CVE-2008-0990
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11