Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-2830 (CCN-43294)

Assigned:2008-06-18
Published:2008-06-18
Updated:2017-08-08
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.2 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-2830

Source: CCN
Type: Slashdot Blog, Wednesday June 18, @04:39PM
Mac OS X Root Escalation Through AppleScript

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/18/1919224.shtml

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2008-09-16

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2008-07-31

Source: CCN
Type: SA30776
Apple Mac OS X ARDAgent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
30776

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1020345
Mac OS X Apple Remote Desktop Agent Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
Apple - Mac OS X

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 46490
Apple Mac OS X ARDAgent osascript tell Command Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Exploit
29831

Source: CCN
Type: BID-29831
Apple Mac OS X AppleScript ARDAgent Shell Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1020345

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-1905

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-ardagent-command-execution(43294)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-macosx-ardagent-command-execution(43294)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x 10.4
    apple mac os x 10.5
    apple mac os x 10.4
    apple mac os x 10.5