CVE-2004-0486

HighCVSS 7.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

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CVSS 2.0 7.6/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 7, 2004
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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