CVE-2008-2324
The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 adds the setuid bit to the...
The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 adds the setuid bit to the emacs executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing commands within emacs.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 adds the setuid bit to the emacs executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing commands within emacs.
- Record
CVE-2008-2324- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 adds the setuid bit to the emacs executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing commands within emacs.
- Record
CVE-2008-2324- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2320 No score
The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 adds the setuid bit to the emacs executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing commands within emacs.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2320- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrc9-qx9x-77gq No score
The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 adds the setuid bit to the...
The Repair Permissions tool in Disk Utility in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 adds the setuid bit to the emacs executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing commands within emacs.
- Record
GHSA-mrc9-qx9x-77gq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2324 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Apple Mac Os X, published August 4, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268
securityfocus.com/bid/30492
secunia.com/advisories/31326
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44132
securitytracker.com/id?1020605
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2324
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrc9-qx9x-77gq