CVE-2009-2843: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 6 and 10.6 before Update 1 accepts expired certificates for applets, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an applet.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.5.8 only
• Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.5.8 only

Published 2009-12-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.