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CVE-2008-0990

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Published: Mar 18, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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4.4
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Apple
2 products
Mac Os X
Mac Os X Server
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mac Os X
Version 10.4.11
Mac Os X Server
Version 10.4.11

Related CWEs

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (18)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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