CVE-2008-2313 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by placing a Trojan horse file in the User Template directory due to weak permissions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-2313?

CVE-2008-2313 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Jul 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 uses weak permissions for the User Template directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by inserting a Trojan horse file into this directory.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2313?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2313?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2313 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-2313 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rj2-2mf4-xhf4.

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