CVE-2009-2827 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8's Disk Images component. This vulnerability allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted disk image containing a malicious FAT filesystem. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is moderately severe, requiring user interaction (AC:M) and network access (AV:N) to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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