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
Published Mar 18, 2008
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.4.11
- 10.4.11
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 31.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 31.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 39.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 20.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 17.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 15.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02694) | 82.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02694) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02694) | 62.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28340 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019647 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41314 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28340 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019647 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41314 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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