CVE-2008-4214 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Script Editor in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows local users to cause the scripting dictionary to be written to arbitrary locations, related to an "insecure file operation" on temporary files.

Published: 2008-10-10

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4197	Unspecified vulnerability in Script Editor in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows local users to cause the scripting dictionary to be written to arbitrary locations, related to an "insecure file operation" on temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00069.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31716
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021029
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45786

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-10T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:35.023Z

Reserved: 2008-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4214

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-10T10:30:05.170

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4214

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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