PT-2008-3819 · Apple · Macos X

Michel Colman · Published 2008-09-16 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-2331

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5 through 10.5.4

Description: The issue is related to the Finder in Apple Mac OS X, where it does not properly update permission data in the Get Info window after a lock operation that modifies Sharing & Permissions in a filesystem. This might allow local users to leverage weak permissions that were not intended by an administrator.

Recommendations: For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5 through 10.5.4, consider updating the operating system to a version that properly handles permission updates after lock operations. As a temporary workaround, manually verify and update permissions in the Get Info window after modifying Sharing & Permissions to ensure intended access controls are in place.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2331

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2331 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31189 · Patch
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45165 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020875 · Note