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.
CVE-2007-3749
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 36.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 15, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- cve@mitrehttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=630
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- cve@mitrehttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38466
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=630
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
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