CVE-2009-0150 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges or crash the system by mounting a crafted sparse disk image in macOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-0150?

CVE-2009-0150 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 13 May 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (application crash) by attempting to mount a crafted sparse disk image.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0150?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0150?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0150 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-0150 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0150 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-64hh-8xp3-q2m2.

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