PT-2008-2633 · Apple · Automator+3

Brian Mastenbrook · Published 2008-06-02 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1032

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions prior to 10.5.3

Description The issue allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via specific content types for downloadable objects. This can occur through various applications, including Automator, Help, Safari, or Terminal, when a downloadable object does not trigger a warning message in the Download Validation feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or the Quarantine feature in Mac OS X 10.5.

Recommendations For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.5.3, update to version 10.5.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1032

Affected Products

Automator

Macos X

Safari

Terminal

References · 9

• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 · Vendor Advisory
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1032 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29412 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29481 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42711 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020137 · Note