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    CVE-2008-0049

    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:Mar 18, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 18, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00193
    CVSS Score:1.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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/28340
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019647
    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/41314
    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/28340
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019647
    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/41314

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High