Overview
A vulnerability in the way Apple Mac OS X handles specially crafted URLs may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Description
According to Apple Security Update 2008-001: An input validation issue exists in the processing of URL schemes handled by Terminal.app. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker may cause an application to be launched with controlled command line arguments, which may lead to arbitrary code execution. |
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. |
Solution
Apply an update |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
This issue was reported in Apple Security Update 2008-001. Apple credits Olli Leppanen of Digital Film Finland and Brian Mastenbrook for reporting this issue.
This document was written by Chris Taschner.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2008-0042 |
| Severity Metric: | 20.20 |
| Date Public: | 2008-02-12 |
| Date First Published: | 2008-02-12 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2008-02-12 18:25 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 4 |