CVE - CVE-2008-2324

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2324	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2008-07-31 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html BID:30483 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483 BID:30492 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30492 SECTRACK:1020605 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020605 SECUNIA:31326 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31326 VUPEN:ADV-2008-2268 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268~~ (Obsolete source) XF:macosx-diskutility-privilege-escalation(44132) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44132
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080518	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080518)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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