CVE-2009-0943

Help Viewer in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 does not verify that HTML pathnames are located in a registered help book, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a help: URL that triggers invocation of AppleScript files.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022216
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50486

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2009-05-13 15:30

Updated : 2024-02-04 17:33

NVD link : CVE-2009-0943

Mitre link : CVE-2009-0943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-0943

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x
mac_os_x_server

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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