CVE-2009-2193
Buffer overflow in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AppleTalk response packet.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AppleTalk response packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 9.45% probability · 95th 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 9.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. 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/Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/56838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36096Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52435
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/56838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36096Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52435
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.