CVE-2009-2191
Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8...
Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.
- Record
CVE-2009-2191- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.
- Record
CVE-2009-2191- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2187 No score
Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2187- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3jp-p4xg-pfwx No score
Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8...
Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.
- Record
GHSA-w3jp-p4xg-pfwx- Weakness
- CWE-134
- 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-2009-2191 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 4.17%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.