PT-2009-5172 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2009-09-14 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-2811

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 Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.8

Description The issue is related to an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Launch Services, allowing user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .fileloc file. This file type does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in the Quarantine feature.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.8, consider restricting the handling of .fileloc files to minimize the risk of exploitation until a fix is available.

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2811

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 7

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2811 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36360 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/57953 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53171 · Note