CVE-2008-0049 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2008-0049?

CVE-2008-0049 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 18 Mar 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0049?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-0049 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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