CVE-2007-3749 Information

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 code by creating the port before launching the setuid program then writing to the address space of the setuid process.

Reference

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=630 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html http://secunia.com/advisories/27643 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38466