CVE-2008-2540

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"nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-264"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Apple Safari on Mac OS X, and before 3.1.2 on Windows, does not prompt the user before downloading an object that has an unrecognized content type, which allows remote attackers to place malware into the (1) Desktop directory on Windows or (2) Downloads directory on Mac OS X, and subsequently allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows by leveraging an untrusted search path vulnerability in (a) Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP or (b) the SearchPath function in Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008, aka a \"Carpet Bomb\" and a \"Blended Threat Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability,\" a different issue than CVE-2008-1032. NOTE: Apple considers this a vulnerability only because the Microsoft products can load application libraries from the desktop and, as of 20080619, has not covered the issue in an advisory for Mac OS X."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Apple Safari en Mac OS X y en versiones anteriores a 3.1.2 en Windows, no apunta al usuario despu\u00e9s de descargar un objeto que tiene un tipo de contenido no reconocido, lo que permite a atacantes remotos incluir malware dentro de (1) el directorio Desktop en Windows o (2) el directorio Downloads en Mac OS X, y posteriormente permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario en Windows aprovechando una vulnerabilidad de ruta de b\u00fasqueda no confiable en (a) Internet Explorer 7 en Windows XP o (b) la funci\u00f3n SearchPath en Windows XP, Vista y Server 2003 y 2008, vulnerabilidad tambi\u00e9n conocida como \"Carpet Bomb\" y \"Blended Threat Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\", un problema diferente de CVE-2008-1032. NOTA: Apple considera esto como vulnerabilidad solo porque los productos Microsoft pueden cargar bibliotecas de aplicaciones del escritorio y, como 20080619, no ha cubierto el problema en un aviso para Mac OS X."}], "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "203C193C-F044-4B1F-84E6-2AB332AF581B", "versionEndExcluding": "3.1.2"}], "operator": "OR"}, {"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": false, "matchCriteriaId": "1A33FA7F-BB2A-4C66-B608-72997A2BD1DB"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": false, "matchCriteriaId": "31A64C69-D182-4BEC-BA8A-7B405F5B2FC0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": false, "matchCriteriaId": "6B33C9BD-FC34-4DFC-A81F-C620D3DAA79D"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": false, "matchCriteriaId": "7CAEEA81-5037-4B68-98D9-83AAEBC98E20"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": false, "matchCriteriaId": "B47EBFCC-1828-45AB-BC6D-FB980929A81A"}], "operator": "OR"}], "operator": "AND"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"}