Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2008-2311
Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when Open Safe Files is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack, probably related to a race condition and automatic execution of a downloaded file.
EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)