National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4214
Original release date:10/10/2008
Last revised:02/10/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 31716
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 31681
Type: Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2780
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: macosx-scripteditor-symlink(45786)
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021029
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32222
Type: Advisory
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-10-09