CVE-2009-2193: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 9.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AppleTalk response packet.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.5 only; version 10.5.0 only; version 10.5.1 only; version 10.5.2 only; version 10.5.3 only; version 10.5.4 only; …
• Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.5 only; version 10.5.0 only; version 10.5.1 only; version 10.5.2 only; version 10.5.3 only; version 10.5.4 only; …

Published 2009-08-06. Last modified 2026-06-16.