46664 : Apple Mac OS X CoreTypes .xht* Handling Warning Weakness
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-06-30

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2309" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1020391
CVE ID: 2008-2309 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 30018
Secunia Advisory ID: 30802
ISS X-Force ID: 43493
Related OSVDB ID: 46663 46665 46666 46667 46668 46669
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-07-02 | Disagree?

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