Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 14, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2812
CVE-2009-2812
Description
Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly recognize an unsafe Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) in an exported document type in a downloaded application, which allows remote attackers to trigger the automatic opening of a file, and execute arbitrary code, via a crafted web site.
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Affected products
3=10.5.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: =10.5.8
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/36701nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3865nvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/57954nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36361nvd
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