notifyd in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not verify that Mach port death notifications have originated from the kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via spoofed death notifications that prevent other applications from receiving notifications.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0997 notifyd in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not verify that Mach port death notifications have originated from the kernel, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via spoofed death notifications that prevent other applications from receiving notifications.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.257Z

Reserved: 2008-02-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0990

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-18T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0990

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