CVE-2009-2194 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple Mac OS X 10.5 prior to 10.5.8 and Mac OS X Server. The flaw stems from improper file descriptor sharing over local sockets, allowing a local user to trigger a system crash by sending file descriptors to a socket without a receiver. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve a complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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