The User Documentation component in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 uses http sessions for updates to App Store help information, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the http server.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3188 The User Documentation component in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 uses http sessions for updates to App Store help information, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the http server.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:29:56.309Z

Reserved: 2011-08-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-3224

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-10-14T10:55:09.090

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-3224

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