CVE-2008-3638

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

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.

Affected products

macOS: 10.5.4, 10.5.5
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.5.4, 10.5.5

References

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
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

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