CVE-2009-0158
Stack-based buffer overflow in telnet in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows...
Stack-based buffer overflow in telnet in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long hostname for a telnet server.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in telnet in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long hostname for a telnet server.
- Record
CVE-2009-0158- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in telnet in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long hostname for a telnet server.
- Record
CVE-2009-0158- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0167 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in telnet in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long hostname for a telnet server.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0167- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-26r9-77j6-q953 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in telnet in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows...
Stack-based buffer overflow in telnet in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long hostname for a telnet server.
- Record
GHSA-26r9-77j6-q953- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0158 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published May 13, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.65%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
secunia.com/advisories/35074
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=136482797910018&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/34926
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0158
github.com/advisories/GHSA-26r9-77j6-q953