CVE-2004-0485

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Published May 28, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

The default protocol helper for the disk: URI on Mac OS X 10.3.3 and 10.2.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files by causing a disk image file (.dmg) to be mounted as a disk volume.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0484	The default protocol helper for the disk: URI on Mac OS X 10.3.3 and 10.2.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files by causing a disk image file (.dmg) to be mounted as a disk volume.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.9% (2.916% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://fundisom.com/owned/warning
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00053.html
http://lists.seifried.org/pipermail/security/2004-May/003743.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11622/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/210606
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16166

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 28, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM
Reserved: May 20, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 7, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

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