CVE-2008-2311

CVSS V2 High 7.6 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-2311
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-07-01T18:41:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-08T01:30:56
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-362 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.6
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 4.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020393
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43495
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2311
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2311
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:07:45 Added to TrackCVE