CVE-2008-2830
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
23/06/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Open Scripting Architecture in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, and some other 10.4 and 10.5 versions, does not properly restrict the loading of scripting addition plugins, which allows local users to gain privileges via scripting addition commands to a privileged application, as originally demonstrated by an osascript tell command to ARDAgent.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/18/1919224.shtml
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30776
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29831
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020345=
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1905/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43294
- http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/18/1919224.shtml
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30776
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29831
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020345=
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1905/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43294



