RCE in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2009-2811
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .fileloc file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in the Quarantine feature.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.033 (87.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.5.8
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.5.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/57953 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/36701 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36360 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53171 (vdb-entry)