VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1717
Integer overflow in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted size value in a CSI[4 xterm resize escape sequence…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.02%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer overflow in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted size value in a CSI[4 xterm resize escape sequence that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.02% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-09-04
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022322Patch
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504031/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35182Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50982
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-09-04
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022322Patch
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504031/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35182Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50982
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.