CVE-2008-2830

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1905/references vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30776 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43294 vdb entry
http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/18/1919224.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29831 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020345 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Sep/msg00006.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2830?
CVE-2008-2830 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2830?
To fix CVE-2008-2830, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2830 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2830 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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