CVE-2008-0052 (GCVE-0-2008-0052)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-03-18 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:32
VLAI
Summary
CoreServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 treats .ief as a safe file type, which allows remote attackers to force Safari users into opening an .ief file in AppleWorks, even when the "Open 'Safe' files" preference is set.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924… vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28384 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019671 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2008-03-18 00:00
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