CVE-2008-3609

2008-09-1623:00:01

CWE-264

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web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2008-3609

apple

mac os x

kernel

credentials

permissions

bypass

7.2 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.3%

JSON

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not properly flush cached credentials during recycling (aka purging) of a vnode, which might allow local users to bypass the intended read or write permissions of a file.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

applemac_os_xMatch10.5

applemac_os_xMatch10.5.1

applemac_os_xMatch10.5.2

applemac_os_xMatch10.5.3

applemac_os_xMatch10.5.4

applemac_os_x_serverMatch10.5

applemac_os_x_serverMatch10.5.1

applemac_os_x_serverMatch10.5.2

applemac_os_x_serverMatch10.5.3

applemac_os_x_serverMatch10.5.4

CPENameOperatorVersion
apple:mac_os_xapple mac os xeq10.5
apple:mac_os_xapple mac os xeq10.5.1
apple:mac_os_xapple mac os xeq10.5.2
apple:mac_os_xapple mac os xeq10.5.3
apple:mac_os_xapple mac os xeq10.5.4
apple:mac_os_x_serverapple mac os x servereq10.5
apple:mac_os_x_serverapple mac os x servereq10.5.1
apple:mac_os_x_serverapple mac os x servereq10.5.2
apple:mac_os_x_serverapple mac os x servereq10.5.3
apple:mac_os_x_serverapple mac os x servereq10.5.4

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
apple:mac_os_x	apple mac os x	eq	10.5
apple:mac_os_x	apple mac os x	eq	10.5.1
apple:mac_os_x	apple mac os x	eq	10.5.2
apple:mac_os_x	apple mac os x	eq	10.5.3
apple:mac_os_x	apple mac os x	eq	10.5.4
apple:mac_os_x_server	apple mac os x server	eq	10.5
apple:mac_os_x_server	apple mac os x server	eq	10.5.1
apple:mac_os_x_server	apple mac os x server	eq	10.5.2
apple:mac_os_x_server	apple mac os x server	eq	10.5.3
apple:mac_os_x_server	apple mac os x server	eq	10.5.4