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CVE-2008-2309

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2309 describes an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X before version 10.5.4, affecting both client and server editions. This flaw allows user-assisted remote code execution through specially crafted .xht or .xhtm files, bypassing security warnings in the Download Validation (10.4) or Quarantine (10.5) features. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0255 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
secunia.com / advisories/30802
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/43493
support.apple.com / kb/HT2163
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/30018
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1981/references