CVE-2008-2311

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-07-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when Open Safe Files is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack, probably related to a race condition and automatic execution of a downloaded file.

Affected products

macOS: 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5, 10.4.6 (+9)
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5, 10.4.6 (+9)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020393
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43495
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020393
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018

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