CVE-2008-0038
LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 1.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (27th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-0051)
- Published
- February 12, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0051 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / mac os x
- apple / mac os x
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019360
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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