CVE-2008-2324

N/A Unknown

Published: August 04, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31326

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30492

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020605

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44132

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html