CVE-2009-2808
Apple Help Viewer Man-in-the-Middle Injection Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 10, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6.2 or later.
- Install the latest security updates.
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-2808
weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 11, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.4
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} -0.01%
score
0.27349
percentile