Description
LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly restrict Unicode characters in filenames, which allows context-dependent attackers to spoof file extensions via a crafted character sequence.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150
Scores
EPSS
0.0104
EPSS Percentile
60.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (7)
apple/mac_os_x
10.8.0
apple/mac_os_x
10.8.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.8.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.8.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.8.4
apple/mac_os_x
10.8.5
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.8.5
Published
Oct 24, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026