Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when Open Safe Files is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack, probably related to a race condition and automatic execution of a downloaded file
Published Jul 1, 2008
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.97%
Description
Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when Open Safe Files is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack, probably related to a race condition and automatic execution of a downloaded file.
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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.97% (0.02970) | 86.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.97% (0.02970) | 85.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.89% (0.02888) | 85.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.01% (0.04014) | 80.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.89% (0.02888) | 85.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.93% (0.05935) | 93.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.39% (0.02387) | 90.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 2.34% (0.02344) | 89.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 2.17% (0.02170) | 89.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 2.05% (0.02048) | 87.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2023 | 2.03% (0.02033) | 87.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.42% (0.02415) | 88.21th | 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?1020393 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/43495 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?1020393 | 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/43495 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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