Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0052. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was shared 03/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0052 since 01/03/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31605 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41312), Tenable (31605), SecurityFocus (BID 28384†), OSVDB (43381†) and Secunia (SA29420†). The entries VDB-3489, VDB-35080, VDB-35079 and VDB-38538 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 31605
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0052 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0052
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41554
X-Force: 41312
SecurityFocus: 28384 - Apple Mac OS X CoreServices '.ief' Files Security Policy Violation Weakness
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43381 - Apple - Mac OS X - CoreServices '.ief' Files Security Policy Violation Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1019671
Vulnerability Center: 17990 - Apple Mac OS X CoreServices Allows Remote Attackers to Violate Security Restrictions, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0924

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 16:17
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/07/2019 16:17 (5)
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