CVE-2009-2190

Description

launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (individual service outage) by making many connections to an inetd-based launchd service.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.53% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757 patch vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/56841 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52425 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022672 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954 patch vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2190?
CVE-2009-2190 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2190?
To fix CVE-2009-2190, 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-2009-2190 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2190 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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