CVE-2011-3224 Information

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.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html http://osvdb.org/76375 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085