CVE-2009-0152: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: from 10.5.0, before 10.5.7 (fixed in 10.5.7)
• Apple Mac OS X Server: from 10.5.0, before 10.5.7 (fixed in 10.5.7)

Published 2009-05-13. Last modified 2026-06-16.