CVE-2008-0049

LowCVSS 1.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 18, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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