CVE-2009-2812

Mac OS X 10.5.8 - Remote Code Execution via Launch Services UTI Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly recognize an unsafe Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) in an exported document type in a downloaded application, which allows remote attackers to trigger the automatic opening of a file, and execute arbitrary code, via a crafted web site.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36361
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/57954
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701

Scores

EPSS 0.0221
EPSS Percentile 80.7%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
apple/mac_os_x 10.5.8
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.5.8
Published Sep 14, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026