CWE
310
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-2808

First published: Tue Nov 10 2009(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.10
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.6
Apple iOS and macOS<=10.6.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.10
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.9
Apple iOS and macOS<=10.6.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-2808?

    CVE-2009-2808 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow remote code execution through man-in-the-middle attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-2808?

    The fix for CVE-2009-2808 involves updating your Apple Mac OS X to version 10.6.2 or later.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2009-2808?

    CVE-2009-2808 affects various versions of Apple Mac OS X prior to 10.6.2.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2009-2808 facilitate?

    CVE-2009-2808 facilitates man-in-the-middle attacks by exploiting non-HTTPS connections for Apple Help content retrieval.

  • What are the potential consequences of CVE-2009-2808?

    The potential consequences of CVE-2009-2808 include arbitrary code execution on the affected Mac systems.

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