PT-2008-5509 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2008-10-10 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-4214

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 and 10.5.5

Description: The issue is related to an insecure file operation on temporary files in the Script Editor, allowing local users to cause the scripting dictionary to be written to arbitrary locations.

Recommendations: For Mac OS X version 10.4.11, update to a version that fixes the insecure file operation issue. For Mac OS X version 10.5.5, update to a version that fixes the insecure file operation issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to temporary files used by the Script Editor to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4214

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 9

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31716 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31681 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4214 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45786 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021029 · Note