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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2008-2540
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-03 Jun, 2008 | 15:00
Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 09:05
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

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References
HyperlinkResource
http://secunia.com/advisories/30467
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022047
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020150
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29445
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953818.mspx
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1029
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8509
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1230
x_refsource_MISC
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MS
http://www.dhanjani.com/archives/2008/05/safari_carpet_bomb.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/05/31/SafariPwnsInternetExplorer.aspx
x_refsource_MISC
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5782
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42765
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-015
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6108
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1706
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
http://secunia.com/advisories/30467
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022047
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
x_transferred
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020150
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29445
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953818.mspx
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1029
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
x_transferred
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8509
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
x_transferred
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1230
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MS
x_transferred
http://www.dhanjani.com/archives/2008/05/safari_carpet_bomb.html
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
x_transferred
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/05/31/SafariPwnsInternetExplorer.aspx
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5782
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42765
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-015
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MS
x_transferred
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6108
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
x_transferred
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1706
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
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