CVE-2009-1708 (GCVE-0-2009-1708)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-06-10 17:37
Modified
2024-08-07 05:20
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Apple Safari before 4.0 does not prevent calls to the open-help-anchor URL handler by web sites, which allows remote attackers to open arbitrary local help files, and execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information, via a crafted call.
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