CVE-2009-2808 Code injection in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can execute arbitrary code by spoofing HTTP responses to the macOS Help Viewer, requiring user interaction to view help content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2808?
CVE-2009-2808 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 10 Nov 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2808?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2808?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2009-2808 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2808 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7p94-p9c2-37vj.