CVE-2008-3609

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not properly flush cached credentials during recycling (aka purging) of a vnode, which might allow local users to bypass the intended read or write permissions of a file.

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not properly flush cached credentials during recycling (aka purging) of a vnode, which might allow local users to bypass the intended read or write permissions of a file.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Apple Mac OS X

First reported 16 years ago

2008-09-16 23:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-08-08 01:32:00

Affected Software

Apple Mac OS X 10.5

10.5

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1

10.5.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2

10.5.2

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3

10.5.3

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4

10.5.4

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5

10.5

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1

10.5.1

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2

10.5.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3

10.5.3

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.4

10.5.4

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