| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2008-3609 (CCN-45169) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 2008-09-15 | ||||||||
| Published: | 2008-09-15 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2017-08-08 | ||||||||
| Summary: | The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not properly flush cached credentials during recycling (aka purging) of a vnode, which might allow local users to bypass the intended read or write permissions of a file. | ||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) 5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
2.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-264 | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Bypass Security | ||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2008-3609 Source: APPLE Type: UNKNOWN APPLE-SA-2008-09-15 Source: CCN Type: SA31882 Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities Source: SECUNIA Type: UNKNOWN 31882 Source: CCN Type: SECTRACK ID: 1020877 Mac OS X Kernel Credential Caching Bug Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges Source: CCN Type: Apple Web site About the security content of Mac OS X v10.5.5 and Security Update 2008-006 Source: CCN Type: OSVDB ID: 48193 Apple Mac OS X Kernel vnode Recycling Cached Credential File Permission Bypass Source: BID Type: Patch 31189 Source: CCN Type: BID-31189 Apple Mac OS X 2008-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities Source: SECTRACK Type: UNKNOWN 1020877 Source: CERT Type: US Government Resource TA08-260A Source: VUPEN Type: UNKNOWN ADV-2008-2584 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN macos-kernel-security-bypass(45169) Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN macos-kernel-security-bypass(45169) | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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