HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in the USB backend in CUPS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors
Published Sep 14, 2009
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the USB backend in CUPS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.5.8
- 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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00371
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00371
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 23.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/57951 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L588 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36350 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022898 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53168 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/57951 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L588 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36350 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022898 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53168 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 14, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 17, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2807
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a