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CVE-2009-2843

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2843 describes a vulnerability in Java for Mac OS X 10.5 (before Update 6) and 10.6 (before Update 1) that allowed the acceptance of expired applet certificates. This flaw made it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and primarily impacts integrity (I:P) by allowing arbitrary code execution. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0211 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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/Dec/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37581
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3969
PatchVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3970
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/37206
Patch