CVE-2009-0140 describes an unspecified denial-of-service vulnerability in the SMB component of Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6. A remote SMB server can exploit this by sending a crafted file system name, leading to memory exhaustion and system shutdown on affected Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server systems. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication, allowing for complete compromise of availability, integrity, and confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.