XNU 1228.9.59 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier does not properly restrict interaction between user space and the HFS IOCTL handler, which allows local users to overwrite kernel memory and gain privileges by attaching an HFS+ disk image and performing certain steps involving HFS_GET_BOOT_INFO fcntl calls.
Published 2009-04-02 17:30:00
Updated 2017-09-29 01:34:15
Source MITRE
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Threat overview for CVE-2009-1235

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2009-1235
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 548
IPs affected by CVE-2009-1235 37
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1235

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

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CVSS scores for CVE-2009-1235

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
7.2
HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-1235

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-1235

Products affected by CVE-2009-1235

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