CVE-2008-4214 (GCVE-0-2008-4214)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-10 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:08
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31716 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2008-10-09 00:00
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