5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0141
Apple Mac OS X XTerm luit TTY Privilege Escalation
Description

XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 13, 2009, 12:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 25, 2024, 9:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0141 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0141.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021729.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33798 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48727 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0141 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021729.html No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021729.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33798 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33798 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48727 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48727 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/48727 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48727 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33759 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33798 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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