CVE-2009-1717
Integer overflow in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to...
Integer overflow in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted size value in a CSI[4 xterm resize escape sequence that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer overflow in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted size value in a CSI[4 xterm resize escape sequence that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2009-1717- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer overflow in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted size value in a CSI[4 xterm resize escape sequence that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2009-1717- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1712 No score
Integer overflow in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted size value in a CSI[4 xterm resize escape sequence that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1712- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2cw-339r-9qq4 No score
Integer overflow in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to...
Integer overflow in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted size value in a CSI[4 xterm resize escape sequence that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-f2cw-339r-9qq4- 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-2009-1717 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published June 5, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.02%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
securityfocus.com/bid/35182
securitytracker.com/id?1022322
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50982
dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-09-04
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1717
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2cw-339r-9qq4