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CVE-2009-2811 (GCVE-0-2009-2811)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-09-14 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:07
VLAI
Summary
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .fileloc file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in the Quarantine feature.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://osvdb.org/57953 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36360 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2009-09-10 00:00
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