Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .xht or (2) .xhtm file, 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 Jul 1, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.55%
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .xht or (2) .xhtm file, 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.
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
- 10.5
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
- 10.5
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02554) | 84.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02554) | 82.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 84.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.50% (0.03504) | 91.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.63% (0.01625) | 88.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 1.59% (0.01595) | 87.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 1.50% (0.01505) | 85.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2023 | 1.49% (0.01494) | 84.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01777) | 86.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.90% (0.05903) | 90.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.90% (0.05903) | 89.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.90% (0.05903) | 77.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020391 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43493 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020391 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43493 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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