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CVE-2009-2808

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 m…

Published 16 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 50%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.4AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/36956 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/3184 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /kb/HT3937 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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