Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Macromedia Installers and e-Licensing Client on Mac OS X

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Macromedia Installers and e-Licensing Client on Mac OS X

CVE-2004-2335 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The Macromedia installers and e-licensing client on Mac OS X, as used for Macromedia Contribute 2, Director, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and Studio, install the AuthenticationService setuid and writable by other users, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the program.

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