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CVE-2009-2808

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.4 Published: 2009-11-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Apple Mac Os X ServerApple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

CWE-310

References