CVE-2009-0018
The Remote Apple Events server in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 does not properly initialize a buffer, which allows remote attackers to read portions of memory.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Remote Apple Events server in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 does not properly initialize a buffer, which allows remote attackers to read portions of memory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.52% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33759
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33816
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33759
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33816
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.