CVE-2009-2191
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (9)
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also known as (2)
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references (16)
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- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/56840enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36096enisa_euvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52428enisa_euvd
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