Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-4686
CVE-2007-4686
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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Affected products
22cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4 through 10.4.10
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 10.4 through 10.4.10
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/27643nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483753/100/200/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444nvd
- www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2007-001.txtnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38470nvd
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