Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 4, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2324
CVE-2008-2324
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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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4.11
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- secunia.com/advisories/31326nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30483nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30492nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44132nvd
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