CVE-2008-2324
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (27th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2320)
- Published
- August 4, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2320 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / mac os x
- apple / mac os x server
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31326(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30492
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020605
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44132
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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