CVE-2009-0011 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6's Certificate Assistant. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files due to an insecure file operation on a temporary file. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. There is no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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