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CVE-2009-2190

launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

7.8 High

launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (individual service outage) by making many connections to an inetd-based launchd service.

Exploit likelihood

4.29%Up 2.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (individual service outage) by making many connections to an inetd-based launchd service.

Record
CVE-2009-2190
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (individual service outage) by making many connections to an inetd-based launchd service.

Record
CVE-2009-2190
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2186 No score

launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (individual service outage) by making many connections to an inetd-based launchd service.

Record
EUVD-2009-2186
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9vr-7v4q-684f No score

launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (individual service outage) by making many connections to an inetd-based launchd service.

Record
GHSA-v9vr-7v4q-684f
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-2190 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published August 6, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.29%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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