VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-2194

Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 does not properly share file descriptors over local sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by placing file descriptors in messages sent to a socket that has no receiver, related to…

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.40%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS: 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/56836
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?1022672
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/52439
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/56836
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?1022672
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/52439

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.