VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3638
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.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 3.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.21% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32018Vendor Advisory
- 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/32018Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.