CVE - CVE-2009-1708

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-1708	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Apple Safari before 4.0 does not prevent calls to the open-help-anchor URL handler by web sites, which allows remote attackers to open arbitrary local help files, and execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information, via a crafted call.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html BID:35260 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 BID:35351 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35351 CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 OSVDB:55011 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/55011~~ (Obsolete source) SECTRACK:1022345 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345 SECUNIA:35379 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 VUPEN:ADV-2009-1522 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522~~ (Obsolete source)
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090520	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 (20090520)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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