CVE - CVE-2004-0486

CVE-ID
CVE-2004-0486	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
HelpViewer in Mac OS X 10.3.3 and 10.2.8 processes scripts that it did not initiate, which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, an issue that was originally reported as a directory traversal vulnerability in the Safari web browser using the runscript parameter in a help: URI handler.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2004-05-21 URL:http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00053.html BID:10356 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10356 CERT-VN:VU#578798 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578798 FULLDISC:20040516 Vuln. MacOSX/Safari: Remote help-call, execute scripts URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0837.html MISC:http://www.fundisom.com/owned/warning OSVDB:6184 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/6184~~ (Obsolete source) SECTRACK:1010167 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1010167 SECUNIA:11622 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/11622/ XF:macos-runscript-code-execution(16166) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16166
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20040520	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20040520)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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