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CVE-2004-04861 exploit

HelpViewer in Mac OS X 10.3.3 and 10.2.8 processes scripts that it did not initiate, which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, a…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.7%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

HelpViewer in Mac OS X 10.3.3 and 10.2.8 processes scripts that it did not initiate, which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, an issue that was originally reported as a directory traversal vulnerability in the Safari web browser using the runscript parameter in a help: URI handler.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-24121 Apple Mac OSX 10.3.x - Help Protocol Remote Code Execution · remote · 2004-05-17

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/578798 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/11622/ · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /mhonarc/security-announce/msg00053.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/10356 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /6184 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0837.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • fundisom.com /owned/warning · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/16166 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1010167 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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