CVE-2009-1640 json
Stack-based buffer overflow in Nucleus Data Recovery Kernel Recovery for Macintosh 4.04 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary…
published 2009-05-15 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1635
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.3%
- EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Nucleus Data Recovery Kernel Recovery for Macintosh 4.04 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .AMHH file.
Exploit prediction
3.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- insight-tech.org http://www.insight-tech.org/xploits/KernelrecoveryforMacintoshv.4.04BufferOverflow.py referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
insight-tech.org
/xploits/KernelrecoveryforMacintoshv.4.04BufferOverflow.py
exploit, url-repurposed
-
secunia.com
/advisories/34860
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/34846
vdb-entry
-
insight-tech.org
/index.php?p=Kernel-recovery-for-Macintosh-v-4-04-Buffer-Overflow
url-repurposed
-
osvdb.org
/54224
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/50345
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-1640
- NVD CVE-2009-1640
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