CVE-2009-2812

N/A Unknown
Published: September 14, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly recognize an unsafe Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) in an exported document type in a downloaded application, which allows remote attackers to trigger the automatic opening of a file, and execute arbitrary code, via a crafted web site.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/57954
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36361
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/57954
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36361
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple