Description
Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when Open Safe Files is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack, probably related to a race condition and automatic execution of a downloaded file.
Affected products
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n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references ↗
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020393 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43495 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018 ↗