Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4234 (CCN-47689)

Assigned:2008-12-15
Published:2008-12-15
Updated:2017-08-08
Summary:Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the Quarantine feature in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an executable file with the content type indicating no application association for the file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
9.3 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4234

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2008-12-15

Source: CCN
Type: SA33179
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
33179

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021400
Mac OS X CoreTypes May Not Warn Users Before Opening Unsafe File Types

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of Security Update 2008-008 / Mac OS X v10.5.6

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 50958
Apple Mac OS X CoreTypes Quarantine Feature Blacklist Bypass

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
32839

Source: CCN
Type: BID-32839
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021400

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA08-350A

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-3444

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-quarantine-code-execution(47689)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-quarantine-code-execution(47689)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.5.5)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.5.5)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x 10.5
    apple mac os x 10.5.1
    apple mac os x 10.5.2
    apple mac os x 10.5.3
    apple mac os x 10.5.4
    apple mac os x *
    apple mac os x server 10.5
    apple mac os x server 10.5.1
    apple mac os x server 10.5.2
    apple mac os x server 10.5.3
    apple mac os x server 10.5.4
    apple mac os x server *
    apple mac os x 10.5
    apple mac os x server 10.5
    apple mac os x 10.5.1
    apple mac os x server 10.5.1
    apple mac os x 10.5.2
    apple mac os x server 10.5.2
    apple mac os x server 10.5.3
    apple mac os x 10.5.3
    apple mac os x 10.5.4
    apple mac os x server 10.5.4
    apple mac os x 10.5.5
    apple mac os x server 10.5.5