CVE-2009-2812

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly recognize an unsafe Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) in an exported document type in a downloaded application, which allows remote attackers to trigger the automatic opening of a file, and execute arbitrary code, via a crafted web site.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 14, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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