CVE-2009-2808: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2009-2808: Help Viewer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 does not use an HTTPS connection to retrieve Apple Help content...

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.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 06:07 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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This is a legacy Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer issue. Before Mac OS X 10.6.2, Help Viewer fetched Apple Help content without HTTPS. On a hostile network, an attacker could spoof that content and trigger code execution. It mainly matters where very old Macs remain in use or archived images are still trusted. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Apple Mac OS X systems earlier than 10.6.2, especially when users access Help Viewer on untrusted networks. Modern supported macOS versions are not identified as affected in the provided sources. Treat as high priority only if legacy pre-10.6.2 Mac OS X assets still exist. For most modern environments, priority is low after confirming no affected systems remain. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Mac OS X systems to 10.6.2 or later.; Remove or isolate unsupported legacy Mac OS X systems.; Restrict legacy systems from untrusted networks where possible..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 18:15 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Nov 10, 2009, 19:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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