CVE-2008-2306

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Apple Safari before 3.1.2 on Windows does not properly interpret the URLACTION_SHELL_EXECUTE_HIGHRISK Internet Explorer zone setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and force a client system to download and execute arbitrary files.

Affected products

Apple Safari: through 3.1.1; 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.1

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30775
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/127185
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29835
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020329
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1882/references
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30775
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/127185
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29835
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020329
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1882/references

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