CVE-2009-2840 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

3 documents3 sources
Severity
4.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedNov 10
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files in the context of a different user's privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:N/I:C/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.5.8

Patches

Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: support.apple.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-frw8-crh2-gr2h: Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2009-2840: Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2009-11-10
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CVE-2009-2840 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability | cvebase