RCE in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2008-3638
Java on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 does not prevent applets from accessing file:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.5.4, 10.5.5
- Apple Mac_os_x_server — versions 10.5.4, 10.5.5
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)