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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 use

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Summary

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.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 9

securityfocus.com

us-cert.gov

vupen.com

secunia.com

lists.apple.com

docs.info.apple.com

securitytracker.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com