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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-2798 | 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. |
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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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