First published: Wed May 13 2009(Updated: )
Help Viewer in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 does not verify that certain Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.11 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.6 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.11 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.4 |
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CVE-2009-0942 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2009-0942, update your macOS to version 10.5.7 or later where the vulnerability is addressed.
CVE-2009-0942 affects macOS versions 10.4.11 and 10.5.x prior to 10.5.7.
CVE-2009-0942 is a remote code execution vulnerability caused by the help viewer not validating CSS file locations.
Yes, CVE-2009-0942 can be exploited through a specially crafted help: URL that invokes AppleScript files.