CVE-2009-2812

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Published Sep 14, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2802	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.206% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
http://osvdb.org/57954
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36361

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 14, 2009, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved: Aug 17, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 14, 2009, 4:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

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