Is CVE-2009-2193 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2193 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2193?

CVE-2009-2193 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-2193

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 9.5%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AppleTalk response packet.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 9.5% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2189)
Published: August 6, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2189 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x
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References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/56838
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096(Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954(Patch)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html(US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52435

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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