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 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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple macOS Server | =10.5.2 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.5.6 | |
Apple macOS Server | =10.4.11 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.5.5 | |
Apple macOS Server | =10.5.5 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.5.1 | |
Apple macOS Server | =10.5.1 | |
Apple macOS Server | =10.5.6 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.5.3 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.5.0 | |
Apple macOS Server | =10.5.0 | |
Apple macOS Server | =10.5.3 | |
Apple macOS Server | =10.5.4 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.5.2 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.4.11 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.5.4 |
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CVE-2009-0943 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X due to its potential for arbitrary code execution.
To fix CVE-2009-0943, you should update your Mac OS X to version 10.5.7 or later.
CVE-2009-0943 affects Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 and 10.5.0 through 10.5.6.
Yes, CVE-2009-0943 can be exploited by remote attackers through specially crafted help: URLs.
With CVE-2009-0943, attackers could execute arbitrary code on the affected systems by leveraging AppleScript files.