CVE-2009-0011 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Certificate Assistant in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unknown vectors related to an "insecure file operation" on a temporary file.

Published: 2009-02-13

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0024	Certificate Assistant in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unknown vectors related to an "insecure file operation" on a temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00029.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
http://osvdb.org/51979
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021720.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33759
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48715

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:17:10.417Z

Reserved: 2008-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0011

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-13T00:30:04.827

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0011

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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