CVE-2007-4686

N/A Unknown

Published: November 15, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Integer signedness error in the ttioctl function in bsd/kern/tty.c in the xnu kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or gain privileges via a crafted TIOCSETD ioctl request.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/27643

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1018950

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483753/100/200/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2007-001.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38470

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041