CVE-2004-0486

N/A
Published: May 28, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendormacOSMac OS X Server

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (9)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11622/
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010167
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
http://www.fundisom.com/owned/warning
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578798
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.osvdb.org/6184
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10356

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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