CVE-2008-2540

CVSS v2.0 9.3 (High)
93% Progress
EPSS 10.57 % (95th)
10.57% Progress
Affected Products 6

Apple Safari on Mac OS X, and before 3.1.2 on Windows, does not prompt the user before downloading an object that has an unrecognized content type, which allows remote attackers to place malware into the (1) Desktop directory on Windows or (2) Downloads directory on Mac OS X, and subsequently allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows by leveraging an untrusted search path vulnerability in (a) Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP or (b) the SearchPath function in Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008, aka a "Carpet Bomb" and a "Blended Threat Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different issue than CVE-2008-1032. NOTE: Apple considers this a vulnerability only because the Microsoft products can load application libraries from the desktop and, as of 20080619, has not covered the issue in an advisory for Mac OS X.

Weaknesses
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Related CVEs
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2008-06-03 15:32:00
(16 years ago)
Updated Date
2019-02-26 14:04:00
(5 years ago)

Affected Products

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Configuration #1

AND
    CPE23 From Up To
OR  
  Apple Safari prior 3.1.2 version cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari < 3.1.2
OR  
  Running on/with
  Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7
OR  
  Running on/with
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003
OR  
  Running on/with
  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008
OR  
  Running on/with
  Microsoft Windows Vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-
OR  
  Running on/with
  Microsoft Windows Xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-
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