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CVE-2009-2830

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2830 describes multiple buffer overflows in Christos Zoulas's 'file' utility (before version 5.03) as integrated into Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2. This vulnerability allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a crafted Common Document Format (CDF) file. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is rated as medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity and user interaction, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0330 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3937
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/36956
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3184