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
Published Sep 14, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.25%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.5.8
- 10.5.8
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 | 3.25% (0.03250) | 87.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.25% (0.03250) | 86.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.52% (0.02518) | 84.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01881) | 88.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 2.23% (0.02235) | 88.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.00% (0.01998) | 87.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.90% (0.05903) | 90.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 5.90% (0.05903) | 89.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 92.44th | 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 (6)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/57953 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36360 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53171 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/57953 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36360 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53171 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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