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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…
High7.6EPSS 3.0%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1981 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-06-30 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 30802 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1020393 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- macos-launchservices-code-execution(43495) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 30018 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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