CVE-2009-0141

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48727 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33798 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory broken link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 vdb entry permissions required
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021729.html vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0141?
CVE-2009-0141 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0141?
To fix CVE-2009-0141, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0141 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-0141 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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