HIGH
iChat in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 disables SSL for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) communication in certain circumstances that are inconsistent with the Require SSL setting, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network
Published May 13, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.17%
Description
iChat in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 disables SSL for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) communication in certain circumstances that are inconsistent with the Require SSL setting, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≥ 10.5.0 · < 10.5.7
- ≥ 10.5.0 · < 10.5.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.17% 0.02174
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02174
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02174) | 81.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02174) | 79.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 62.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.17% (0.02170) | 89.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00560) | 77.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 73.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00790) | 80.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00790) | 78.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022212 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50487 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022212 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50487 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 13, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 16, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0152
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a