{"cve":"CVE-2008-2311","nvd":{"published":"2008-07-01T18:41:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:53:31.327","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-362"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/30802","http://securitytracker.com/id?1020393","http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30018"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x","apple:mac_os_x_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-2311","score":0.0297,"percentile":0.87246,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}