Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-0055
CVE-2008-0055
Description
Foundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 creates world-writable directories while NSFileManager copies files recursively and only modifies the permissions afterward, which allows local users to modify copied files to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvdPatch
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29420nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28343nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41299nvd
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