CVE-2009-0141
XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with...
XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.
- Record
CVE-2009-0141- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.
- Record
CVE-2009-0141- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0150 No score
XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0150- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22v4-7fpv-5gx7
XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with...
XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.
- Record
GHSA-22v4-7fpv-5gx7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- 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-2009-0141 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Mac Os X, published February 13, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48727
securityfocus.com/bid/33798
secunia.com/advisories/33937
support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021729.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0141
github.com/advisories/GHSA-22v4-7fpv-5gx7