>> Apple Safari for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Title : Apple Safari for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1706 CVE ID : CVE-2008-2540
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-06-02
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Apple Safari for Windows, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by errors within the combination of the default download location in Safari and how the Windows desktop handles executables, which could be exploited by attackers to cause malicious files to be downloaded to a user's machine without prompting, allowing them to be executed.
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