Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2324. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/01/2008. The weakness was shared 08/03/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2324 since 05/18/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33790 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-005)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115872 (Apple Security Update 2008-005 Not Installed).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44132), Tenable (33790), SecurityFocus (BID 30492†), OSVDB (48565†) and Secunia (SA31326†). The entries VDB-3693, VDB-3694, VDB-42879 and VDB-43515 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.4.11

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33790
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-005)
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OpenVAS ID: 102024
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2324 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2324
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43514
X-Force: 44132
SecurityFocus: 30492 - Apple Mac OS X Disk Utility Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 31326
OSVDB: 48565 - Apple - Mac OS X - Disk Utility Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020605
Vulnerability Center: 19091 - Apple Mac OS X Disk Utility Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2268

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/05/2025 17:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (68), 08/15/2019 09:52 (12), 06/05/2025 17:14 (18)
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