CVE-2009-2191

no score yetEPSS 4.2%

Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.

EPSS: 4.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-134
Published: 2009-08-06
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x
apple:mac_os_x_server

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/56840
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954

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