CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-2191

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Aug 06, 2009 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mac_os_x Apple 10.5.6 (including) 10.5.6 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.4.11 (including) 10.4.11 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.5 (including) 10.5 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.5.7 (including) 10.5.7 (including)
Mac_os_x_server Apple 10.4.11 (including) 10.4.11 (including)
Mac_os_x_server Apple 10.5.5 (including) 10.5.5 (including)
Mac_os_x_server Apple 10.5.6 (including) 10.5.6 (including)
Mac_os_x_server Apple 10.5.7 (including) 10.5.7 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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