CVE - CVE-2008-2540

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2540	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Apple Safari on Mac OS X, and before 3.1.2 on Windows, does not prompt the user before downloading an object that has an unrecognized content type, which allows remote attackers to place malware into the (1) Desktop directory on Windows or (2) Downloads directory on Mac OS X, and subsequently allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows by leveraging an untrusted search path vulnerability in (a) Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP or (b) the SearchPath function in Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008, aka a "Carpet Bomb" and a "Blended Threat Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different issue than CVE-2008-1032. NOTE: Apple considers this a vulnerability only because the Microsoft products can load application libraries from the desktop and, as of 20080619, has not covered the issue in an advisory for Mac OS X.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
APPLE:APPLE-SA-2008-06-19 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00001.html BID:29445 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29445 CERT:TA09-104A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html CONFIRM:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm CONFIRM:http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138 MISC:http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/05/31/SafariPwnsInternetExplorer.aspx MISC:http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1230 MISC:http://www.dhanjani.com/archives/2008/05/safari_carpet_bomb.html MISC:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953818.mspx MS:MS09-014 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014 MS:MS09-015 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-015 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5782 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5782 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6108 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6108 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8509 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8509 SECTRACK:1020150 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1020150 SECTRACK:1022047 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022047 SECUNIA:30467 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30467 VUPEN:ADV-2008-1706 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1706~~ (Obsolete source) VUPEN:ADV-2009-1028 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028~~ (Obsolete source) VUPEN:ADV-2009-1029 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1029~~ (Obsolete source) XF:apple-safari-windows-code-execution(42765) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42765
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080603	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080603)
Votes (Legacy)

Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
This is an record on the CVE List, which provides common identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Search CVE Using Keywords: You can also search by reference using the CVE Reference Maps.
For More Information: CVE Request Web Form (select "Other" from dropdown)