CVE-2009-0152
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2009 at 03:14 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendormacOSMac OS X Server
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
10.5.0 ≤ v < 10.5.7
Affected range stops below 10.5.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022212Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50487CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-312
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