CVE-2004-0538 Code injection in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0538?

CVE-2004-0538 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 11 Jun 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

LaunchServices in Mac OS X 10.3.4 and 10.2.8 automatically registers and executes new applications, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code without warning the user.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0538?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0538?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2004-0538 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j5f6-fgjx-pw5q.