CVE-2008-0038
N/A
Published: February 12, 2008 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows an uninstalled application to be launched if it is in a Time Machine backup, which might allow local users to bypass intended security restrictions or exploit vulnerabilities in the application.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/referencesQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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