Unscored severity · published Mar 18, 2008
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…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.4.11 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X Server · Apple
10.4.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0990
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0990
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28345
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019663
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