Description
Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5, when Open Safe Files is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack, probably related to a race condition and automatic execution of a downloaded file.
References
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
- ADV-2008-1981 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2008-06-30 vendor-advisory
- 30802 third-party-advisory
- 1020393 vdb-entry
- macos-launchservices-code-execution(43495) vdb-entry
- 30018 vdb-entry