CVE-2008-2324

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 - Privilege Escalation via Disk Utility Repair Permissions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30492
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44132
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020605
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483

Scores

EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 26.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.11
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.4.11
Published Aug 04, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026