Description
LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly restrict Unicode characters in filenames, which allows context-dependent attackers to spoof file extensions via a crafted character sequence.
Published: 2013-10-24
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-5018 LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly restrict Unicode characters in filenames, which allows context-dependent attackers to spoof file extensions via a crafted character sequence.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:06:51.811Z

Reserved: 2013-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-5178

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Status : Modified

Published: 2013-10-24T03:48:52.190

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-5178

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