MEDIUM
Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 uses weak permissions for the User Template directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by inserting a Trojan horse file into this directory
Published Jul 1, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 uses weak permissions for the User Template directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by inserting a Trojan horse file into this directory.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
- 10.5
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
- 10.5
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.32% 0.00318
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00318
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 22.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 23.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 13.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020394 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43496 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020394 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43496 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 1, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 18, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2313
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a