Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 17, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4234
CVE-2008-4234
Description
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.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=10.5.5
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <10.5.6
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=10.5.5
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/33179nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3338nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32839nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47689nvd
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