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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to config. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0152. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-16. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
iChat in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 disables SSL for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) communication in certain circumstances that are inconsistent with the Require SSL setting, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
The bug was discovered 05/12/2009. The weakness was shared 05/13/2009 by Sebastian Apelt (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0152 since 01/16/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38744 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116423 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Security Update 2009-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-05-12)).
Upgrading to version 10.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50487), Tenable (38744), SecurityFocus (BID 34926†), OSVDB (54448†) and Secunia (SA35074†). The entries VDB-3978, VDB-23858, VDB-30376 and VDB-40710 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: ConfigCWE: CWE-16
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 38744
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102035
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5.1
Timeline
01/16/2009 🔍05/12/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48164
X-Force: 50487
SecurityFocus: 34926 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35074
OSVDB: 54448 - Apple - Mac OS X - iChat Disabled SSL Connection Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022212
Vulnerability Center: 22095 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.5.6 iChat Disables SSL for AOL Instant Messenger Communication, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1297
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 05/27/2025 00:03
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 09/04/2019 12:24 (4), 05/27/2025 00:03 (18)
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