Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer Spoofed HTTP Response Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	36977
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-2808
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 09 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 10 2009 10:16PM
Credit:	Apple
Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.7 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.6 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.5 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.4 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.5
Not Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer Spoofed HTTP Response Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

Successful exploits may allow attackers with access to the local area network access to execute arbitrary code within the context of the application.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 36956 (Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security
Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer Spoofed HTTP Response Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Attackers perform a man-in-the-middle attack to exploit this issue.

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer Spoofed HTTP Response Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for details.


Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6

• Apple MacOSXServerUpdCombo10.6.2.dmg
  For Mac OS X Server v10.6
  http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

Apple Mac OS X 10.6

• Apple MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.2.dmg
  For Mac OS X v10.6
  http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.8

• Apple SecUpdSrvr2009-006.dmg
  For Mac OS X Server v10.5.8
  http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8

• Apple SecUpd2009-006.dmg
  For Mac OS X v10.5.8
  http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1

• Apple MacOSXServerUpd10.6.2.dmg
  For Mac OS X Server v10.6.1
  http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1

• Apple MacOSXUpd10.6.2.dmg
  For Mac OS X v10.6.1
  http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer Spoofed HTTP Response Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References:

• Mac OS X Homepage (Apple)