CVE-2009-2194

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 does not properly share file descriptors over local sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by placing file descriptors in messages sent to a socket that has no receiver, related to a "synchronization issue."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 6, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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