CVE-2007-4684

macOS 10.4-10.4.10 - Local Arbitrary Code Execution via i386_set_ldt System Call

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-4684. PoCs published by RISE Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a vulnerability in the i386_set_ldt system call on macOS, causing a kernel memory corruption due to an integer overflow. The PoC allocates memory, manipulates page protections, and triggers the vulnerability by passing a negative size argument to i386_set_ldt.

Description

Integer overflow in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large num_sels argument to the i386_set_ldt system call.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by RISE Security · cdososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4624

This exploit targets a vulnerability in the i386_set_ldt system call on macOS, causing a kernel memory corruption due to an integer overflow. The PoC allocates memory, manipulates page protections, and triggers the vulnerability by passing a negative size argument to i386_set_ldt.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apple macOS (i386 architecture) before 10.4.11
No auth needed
Prerequisites: i386 architecture · macOS kernel with vulnerable i386_set_ldt implementation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018950
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483793/100/0/threaded
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38468
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2007004/

Scores

EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 58.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (11)
apple/mac_os_x 10.4
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.1
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.2
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.3
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.4
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.5
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.6
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.7
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.8
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.9
... and 1 more
Published Nov 15, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026