CVE-2008-2309
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user...
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .xht or (2) .xhtm file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in (a) the Download Validation feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or (b) the Quarantine feature in Mac OS X 10.5.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .xht or (2) .xhtm file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in (a) the Download Validation feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or (b) the Quarantine feature in Mac OS X 10.5.
- Record
CVE-2008-2309- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .xht or (2) .xhtm file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in (a) the Download Validation feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or (b) the Quarantine feature in Mac OS X 10.5.
- Record
CVE-2008-2309- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2305 No score
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .xht or (2) .xhtm file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in (a) the Download Validation feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or (b) the Quarantine feature in Mac OS X 10.5.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2305- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p6p5-xcq5-prgx No score
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user...
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .xht or (2) .xhtm file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in (a) the Download Validation feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or (b) the Quarantine feature in Mac OS X 10.5.
- Record
GHSA-p6p5-xcq5-prgx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2309 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published July 1, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.55%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
secunia.com/advisories/30802
securitytracker.com/id?1020391
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43493
securityfocus.com/bid/30018
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2309
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p6p5-xcq5-prgx