MEDIUM
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
Published Aug 4, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.4.11
- 10.4.11
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.
0.34% 0.00337
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00337
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 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 24.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 25.32th | 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/Jul/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31326 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30492 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020605 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44132 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31326 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30492 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020605 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44132 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 4, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 18, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2324
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a