CVE-2009-2839 json
Screen Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote VNC servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption…
published 2009-11-10 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2829
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Screen Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote VNC servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
vendor-advisory, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/36956
vdb-entry, patch
-
support.apple.com
/kb/HT3937
patch, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/59997
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/3184
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2839
- NVD CVE-2009-2839
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