Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2008-2830
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.4, 10.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1905/references (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30776 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43294 (vdb-entry)
- it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/18/1919224.shtml
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29831 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Sep/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2830?
- CVE-2008-2830 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-264. Published 2008-06-23.
- Is CVE-2008-2830 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.