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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 infor

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 · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 0.00534
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
apple mac os x<= 10.6.8
apple mac os xall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

2.6
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · product-security@apple.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD14 Oct 2011 · 10:55 AM
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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
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