CVE-2008-0052: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CoreServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 treats .ief as a safe file type, which allows remote attackers to force Safari users into opening an .ief file in AppleWorks, even when the "Open 'Safe' files" preference is set.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.4.11 only
• Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.4.11 only

Published 2008-03-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.