CVE-2009-2808 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

CWE-3103 documents3 sources
Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.28%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedNov 10
Latest updateMay 2

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 5.5 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.6.1+58
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server10.6.1+58

Patches

Patch: support.apple.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: support.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7p94-p9c2-37vj: Help Viewer in Apple Mac OS X before 10↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2009-2808: Help Viewer in Apple Mac OS X before 10↗2009-11-10
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