Help Viewer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 does not use an HTTPS connection to retrieve Apple Help content from a web site, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to send a crafted help:runscript link, and thereby execute arbitrary code, via a spoofed response.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Adjacent Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
The EPSS score is 0.00092.
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
Affected Vendors & Products
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Configuration 2 [-]
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Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:35.945Z
Reserved: 2009-08-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-2808

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-11-10T19:30:01.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-2808

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