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    CVE-2004-0486

    HelpViewer 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.

    Published:May 28, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 28, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.13878
    CVSS Score:7.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X Server

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10356http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10356https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24121

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0837.html
    http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00053.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/11622/
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1010167
    http://www.fundisom.com/owned/warning
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578798
    http://www.osvdb.org/6184
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10356
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16166
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0837.html
    http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00053.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/11622/
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1010167
    http://www.fundisom.com/owned/warning
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578798
    http://www.osvdb.org/6184
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10356
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16166

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High