Vulnerability Details CVE-2009-2840
Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files in the context of a different user's privileges via unspecified vectors.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 17.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.9
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Products affected by CVE-2009-2840
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8