01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 38.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-11-15 01:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 14:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-07-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-665Improper InitializationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1f5f8ec451cba6a29e407d582bb881ba7990d3c12720adacf5e7514f9f8b2293
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commacosx-mach-privilege-escalation(38466)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38466
- www.securityfocus.com26444http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- labs.idefense.com20071114 Apple Mac OS X Mach Port Inheritance Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=630
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2007-11-14http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- docs.info.apple.comhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-3868http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- secunia.com27643http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- www.us-cert.govTA07-319Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html