CVE-2008-2309 — Improper Input Validation in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-264CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-184 — Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs5 documents4 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.5%
top 14.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedJul 1
Latest updateMay 1

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x15 versions+14
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server15 versions+14

Patches

Patch: support.apple.com ↗Patch: support.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-p6p5-xcq5-prgx: Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2008-2309: Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10↗2008-07-01
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📐Framework References

2
CWE
Improper Input Validation↗
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CWE
Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs↗
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