MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in Alias Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted alias file
Published Sep 11, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.64%
Description
Buffer overflow in Alias Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted alias file.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.4.11
- 10.5.8
- 10.4.11
- 10.5.8
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.64% 0.02639
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02639
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 | 2.64% (0.02639) | 85.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.64% (0.02639) | 83.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.96% (0.00963) | 74.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 66.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 64.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 68.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 63.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.84% (0.01837) | 77.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01837) | 75.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 1.91% (0.01914) | 76.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01837) | 75.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01837) | 54.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/57947 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36354 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53164 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/57947 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36354 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53164 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 11, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 17, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2800
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a