CVE-2008-2311
Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when Open Safe Files is enabled, allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2311- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59, CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2311- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2307 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2307- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99vh-gvcg-x7q6 No score
Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when Open Safe Files is enabled, allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-99vh-gvcg-x7q6- Weakness
- CWE-59, CWE-362
- 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-2008-2311 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) 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 2.97%, the 87th 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?1020393
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43495
securityfocus.com/bid/30018
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2311
github.com/advisories/GHSA-99vh-gvcg-x7q6