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CVE-2009-2191

Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute

Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00846
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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Affected Products & Versions

2
apple mac os xall versions
apple mac os x serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD06 Aug 2009 · 04:30 PM
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/56840
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.htmlUS Government Resource
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