CVE-2009-2205
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Java Web Start command launcher in Java for Mac OS X 10.5...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Java Web Start command launcher in Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Java Web Start command launcher in Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-2205- 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 the Java Web Start command launcher in Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-2205- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2201 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Java Web Start command launcher in Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2201- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-82xg-93p7-mqqc No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Java Web Start command launcher in Java for Mac OS X 10.5...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Java Web Start command launcher in Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-82xg-93p7-mqqc- 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-2009-2205 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published September 9, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.