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CVE-2008-2331

Finder in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not properly update permission data in the Get Info window after a lock operation that modifies Sharing & Permissions in a filesystem, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions that were not intended by an administrator.

Published

2008-09-16T23:00:01.007

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.4 Yes
References