Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2009-0141
XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.4.11, 10.5.6
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.4.11, 10.5.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48727 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33798 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/33937 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021729.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0141?
- CVE-2009-0141 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2009-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2009-0141?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.