CVE-2008-2830
Open Scripting Architecture in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, and some other 10.4 and 10.5 versions, does not properly restrict the loading of scripting addition plugins, which allows local users to gain privileges via scripting addition commands to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Open Scripting Architecture in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, and some other 10.4 and 10.5 versions, does not properly restrict the loading of scripting addition plugins, which allows local users to gain privileges via scripting addition commands to a privileged application, as originally demonstrated by an osascript tell command to ARDAgent.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.87% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/18/1919224.shtml
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30776
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29831Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020345
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1905/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43294
- http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/18/1919224.shtml
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30776
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29831Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020345
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1905/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43294
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.