CVE-2009-0152
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD
iChat in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 disables SSL for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) communication in certain circumstances that are inconsistent with the Require SSL setting, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-312
- EPSS score
- 2.2% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-0161)
- Published
- May 13, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0161 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / mac os x
- apple / mac os x server
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074(Broken Link)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022212(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297(Broken Link)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50487(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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