CVE-2004-0486

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-0486
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-07-07 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionHelpViewer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
lixlpixel | explanation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.fundisom.com Vendor Advisory
Apple - Lists.apple.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#578798 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Apple Mac OS X Help Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/6184 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Secunia - Advisories - Mac OS X URI Handler Arbitrary Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apple Safari 'runscript' Function Lets Remote Users Execute Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Neohapsis Archives - Full Disclosure List - #0837 - [Full-Disclosure] Vuln. MacOSX/Safari: Remote help-call, execute scripts af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
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