CVE-2008-0038 Information

Description

Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows an uninstalled application to be launched if it is in a Time Machine backup which might allow local users to bypass intended security restrictions or exploit vulnerabilities in the application.

Reference

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html http://secunia.com/advisories/28891 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019360 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references