Vulnerability Details : 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 spoofed death notifications that prevent other applications from receiving notifications.
Vulnerability category: Denial of serviceInformation leak
Products affected by CVE-2008-0990
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0990
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 20 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0990
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.4
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.4
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6.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-0990
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-0990
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
Page Not Found | CISAUS Government Resource
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019663
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Patch
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41289
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28345
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
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