CVE-2008-2324

The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 adds the setuid bit to the emacs executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing commands within emacs.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30492
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020605
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44132

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*

Information

Published : 2008-08-03 18:41

Updated : 2017-08-07 18:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-2324

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2324

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x
mac_os_x_server

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