CVE-2009-1708 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html http://osvdb.org/55011 http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35351 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522