CVE-2007-3749
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 15, 2007 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:42 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 does not reset the current Mach Thread Port or Thread Exception Port when executing a setuid program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by creating the port before launching the setuid program, then writing to the address space of the setuid process.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=630Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38466CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-665
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card