CVE-2011-3224

high

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002

http://osvdb.org/76375

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-10-14

Updated: 2012-01-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High