VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-0055
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-03-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')