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 arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954	Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096	Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/56840
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html	US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52428

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*

Information

Published : 2009-08-06 09:30

Updated : 2017-08-16 18:30

NVD link : CVE-2009-2191

Mitre link : CVE-2009-2191

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-134

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

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Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x
mac_os_x_server

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