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CVE-2004-0486

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.

Published

2004-07-07T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.3 Yes
References