CVE-2011-3224

LowCVSS 2.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.6/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

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

Timeline

Published: Oct 14, 2011
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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