CVE-2008-3638 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Java on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 does not prevent applets from accessing file:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs.

Published: 2008-09-26

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3624	Java on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 does not prevent applets from accessing file:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01864.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31380
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020944
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45397

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-26T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:19.294Z

Reserved: 2008-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3638

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-26T16:21:44.003

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3638

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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