CVE-2009-2808

Published Nov 10, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2798 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved
Aug 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 10, 2009, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM