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CVE-2009-1708

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
10/06/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

Apple Safari before 4.0 does not prevent calls to the open-help-anchor URL handler by web sites, which allows remote attackers to open arbitrary local help files, and execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information, via a crafted call.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.30 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* 4.0_beta (including)
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.1:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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