CVE-2009-2831
Dictionary in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any...
Dictionary in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any contents, and thereby execute arbitrary code, via crafted JavaScript, related to a "design issue."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Dictionary in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any contents, and thereby execute arbitrary code, via crafted JavaScript, related to a "design issue."
- Record
CVE-2009-2831- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Dictionary in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any contents, and thereby execute arbitrary code, via crafted JavaScript, related to a "design issue."
- Record
CVE-2009-2831- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2821 No score
Dictionary in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any contents, and thereby execute arbitrary code, via crafted JavaScript, related to a "design issue."
- Record
EUVD-2009-2821- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jwgc-gq99-q68c No score
Dictionary in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any...
Dictionary in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any contents, and thereby execute arbitrary code, via crafted JavaScript, related to a "design issue."
- Record
GHSA-jwgc-gq99-q68c- 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-2009-2831 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.