Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2007-3749
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 does not reset the current Mach Thread Port or Thread Exception Port when executing a setuid program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by creating the port before launching the setuid program, then writing to the address space of the setuid process.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (36.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38466 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html (Broken Link)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27643 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-3749?
- CVE-2007-3749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2007-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2007-3749?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.