Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4214
CVE-2008-4214
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4.11, 10.5.5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31716nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/32222nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3216nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45786nvd
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