CVE-2008-2324 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
4.6MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedAug 4
Latest updateMay 1

Description

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 vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.4.11

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mrc9-qx9x-77gq: The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-01
▶
CVEList
CVE-2008-2324: The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2008-08-04
▶
CVE-2008-2324 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability | cvebase