Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2008-2309
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .xht or (2) .xhtm file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in (a) the Download Validation feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or (b) the Quarantine feature in Mac OS X 10.5.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 (Patch)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30802 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43493 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018 (vdb-entry)