Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-2840 (CCN-54202)

Assigned:2009-10-09
Published:2009-10-09
Updated:2009-11-17
Summary:Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files in the context of a different user's privileges via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
4.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
2.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-2840

Source: APPLE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1

Source: CCN
Type: SA37313
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59998
Apple Mac OS X Spotlight Unspecified Temporary File Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: Patch
36956

Source: CCN
Type: BID-36956
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: BID-36967
Apple Mac OS X Spotlight Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-3184

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mac-osx-spotlight-symlink(54202)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x 10.5.8
    apple mac os x server 10.5.8
    apple mac os x 10.5.8
    apple mac os x server 10.5.8