Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an (1) Automator, (2) Help, (3) Safari, or (4) Terminal content type for a downloadable object, 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
Published Jun 2, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.19%
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an (1) Automator, (2) Help, (3) Safari, or (4) Terminal content type for a downloadable object, 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.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.4.11
- 10.5
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.4.11
- 10.5
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.19% (0.04193) | 90.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.19% (0.04193) | 89.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.35% (0.03345) | 86.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.96% (0.04965) | 82.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.35% (0.03345) | 86.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.88% (0.03882) | 92.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2023 | 3.75% (0.03748) | 90.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.82% (0.03816) | 90.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.28% (0.06280) | 90.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.28% (0.06280) | 89.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.28% (0.06280) | 77.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020137 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29481 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42711 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020137 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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