CVE-2004-0485

Description

The default protocol helper for the disk: URI on Mac OS X 10.3.3 and 10.2.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files by causing a disk image file (.dmg) to be mounted as a disk volume.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.76% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory seifried.org Vendor Advisory fundisom.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/11622/	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/210606	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00053.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.seifried.org/pipermail/security/2004-May/003743.html	vendor advisory
http://fundisom.com/owned/warning	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16166	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0485?: CVE-2004-0485 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0485?: To fix CVE-2004-0485, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0485 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0485 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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