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CVE-2008-0055 Detail

Description

Foundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 creates world-writable directories while NSFileManager copies files recursively and only modifies the permissions afterward, which allows local users to modify copied files to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges.


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html Patch 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28343
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28343
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019649
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019649
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41299
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41299

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0055
NVD Published Date:
03/18/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE