CVE-2008-2540 : Detail

CVE-2008-2540

A01-Broken Access Control
37.72%V3
Network
2008-06-03
13h00 +00:00
2018-10-12
17h57 +00:00
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CVE Descriptions

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.

CVE Informations

Related Weaknesses

CWE-ID Weakness Name Source
CWE-264 Category : Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Metrics

Metrics Score Severity CVSS Vector Source
V2 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C [email protected]

EPSS

EPSS is a scoring model that predicts the likelihood of a vulnerability being exploited.

EPSS Score

The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%). The higher the score, the greater the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited.

EPSS Percentile

The percentile is used to rank CVE according to their EPSS score. For example, a CVE in the 95th percentile according to its EPSS score is more likely to be exploited than 95% of other CVE. Thus, the percentile is used to compare the EPSS score of a CVE with that of other CVE.
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Products Mentioned

Configuraton 0

Apple>>Safari >> Version To (excluding) 3.1.2

Microsoft>>Internet_explorer >> Version 7

Microsoft>>Windows_server_2003 >> Version *

Microsoft>>Windows_server_2008 >> Version *

Microsoft>>Windows_vista >> Version -

Microsoft>>Windows_xp >> Version -

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30467
Tags : third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028
Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022047
Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020150
Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29445
Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1029
Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
Tags : third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1706
Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN