Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-2810 (CCN-54204)

Assigned:2009-11-09
Published:2009-11-09
Updated:2009-11-17
Summary:Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2 recursively clears quarantine information upon opening a quarantined folder, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a quarantined application that does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message.
Per: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937

"This issue does not affect systems prior to Mac OS X v10.6"
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.8 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-2810

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1

Source: CCN
Type: SA37313
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59977
Apple Mac OS X Launch Services Quarantined Application Recursive Clearing Weakness Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: BID
Type: Patch
36956

Source: CCN
Type: BID-36956
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: BID-36987
Apple Mac OS X Launch Services Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-3184

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mac-osx-launchservices-weak-security(54204)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x 10.6
    apple mac os x 10.6.1
    apple mac os x server 10.6
    apple mac os x server 10.6.1
    apple mac os x server 10.6
    apple mac os x 10.6
    apple mac os x server 10.6.1
    apple mac os x 10.6.1