CVE-2008-3609

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

macOS: 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020877
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45169
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020877
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html

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