Detections
Analytics
CVE-2008-2540
high
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8509
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5782
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42765
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-015
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022047
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29445
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953818.mspx
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020150
http://secunia.com/advisories/30467
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00001.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1230
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/05/31/SafariPwnsInternetExplorer.aspx