VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-3224
The User Documentation component in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 uses http sessions for updates to App Store help information, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the http server.
LOW 2.6EPSS 1.76%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The User Documentation component in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 uses http sessions for updates to App Store help information, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the http server.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.76% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/76375
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/76375
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.