CVE-2009-2835

Description

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 does not properly handle task state segments, which allows local users to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (system crash), or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2