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ID

VAR-200911-0269


CVE

CVE-2009-2840


TITLE

Apple Mac OS X of Spotlight Vulnerable to overwriting arbitrary files

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-002343

DESCRIPTION

Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files in the context of a different user's privileges via unspecified vectors. NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 36956 (Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it

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sources: NVD: CVE-2009-2840 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-002343 // BID: 36967 // BID: 36956 // VULHUB: VHN-40286

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.5.8

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vendor:applemodel:mac os x serverscope:eqversion:10.5.8

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:v10.5.8

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vendor:applemodel:mac os x serverscope:eqversion:v10.5.8

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.5.8

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.5.7

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.5.6

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.5.5

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.5.4

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.5.3

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.5.2

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.5.1

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.5

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.5.8

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.5.7

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.5.6

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.5.5

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.5.4

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.5.3

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.5.2

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.5.1

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.5

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.6.1

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:eqversion:x10.6

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.6.1

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.6

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vendor:applemodel:mac os serverscope:neversion:x10.6.2

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:neversion:x10.6.2

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sources: BID: 36967 // BID: 36956 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-002343 // CNNVD: CNNVD-200911-115 // NVD: CVE-2009-2840

CVSS

SEVERITY

CVSSV2

CVSSV3

nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2009-2840
value: MEDIUM

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NVD: CVE-2009-2840
value: MEDIUM

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CNNVD: CNNVD-200911-115
value: MEDIUM

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VULHUB: VHN-40286
value: MEDIUM

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2009-2840
severity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 4.9
vectorString: AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
accessVector: LOCAL
accessComplexity: LOW
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: COMPLETE
availabilityImpact: NONE
exploitabilityScore: 3.9
impactScore: 6.9
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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VULHUB: VHN-40286
severity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 4.9
vectorString: AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
accessVector: LOCAL
accessComplexity: LOW
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: COMPLETE
availabilityImpact: NONE
exploitabilityScore: 3.9
impactScore: 6.9
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-40286 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-002343 // CNNVD: CNNVD-200911-115 // NVD: CVE-2009-2840

PROBLEMTYPE DATA

problemtype:NVD-CWE-Other

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problemtype:CWE-Other

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-002343 // NVD: CVE-2009-2840

THREAT TYPE

local

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sources: BID: 36967 // CNNVD: CNNVD-200911-115

TYPE

other

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-200911-115

CONFIGURATIONS

sources:
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-002343

PATCH
title:HT3937url:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
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title:HT3937url:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937?viewlocale=ja_JP
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sources:
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-002343

EXTERNAL IDS
db:NVDid:CVE-2009-2840
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db:VUPENid:ADV-2009-3184
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db:BIDid:36956
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db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2009-002343
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db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200911-115
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db:APPLEid:APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1
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db:BIDid:36967
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db:VULHUBid:VHN-40286
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-40286 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 36967 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 36956 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-002343 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-200911-115 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2009-2840

REFERENCES
url:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
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url:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/nov/msg00000.html
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url:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
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url:http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3937
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url:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2009-2840
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url:http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnid=cve-2009-2840
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url:http://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html?mdfid=283613663
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url:http://www.apple.com/macosx/
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-40286 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 36967 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 36956 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-002343 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-200911-115 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2009-2840

CREDITS
Brian MastenbrookRegis DuchesneNicolas Joly
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sources:
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-200911-115

SOURCES
db:VULHUBid:VHN-40286
db:BIDid:36967
db:BIDid:36956
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2009-002343
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200911-115
db:NVDid:CVE-2009-2840

LAST UPDATE DATE
2025-04-10T20:30:29.742000+00:00

SOURCES UPDATE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-40286date:2009-11-17T00:00:00
db:BIDid:36967date:2009-11-10T17:06:00
db:BIDid:36956date:2009-11-11T20:56:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2009-002343date:2009-12-18T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200911-115date:2009-11-10T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2009-2840date:2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

SOURCES RELEASE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-40286date:2009-11-10T00:00:00
db:BIDid:36967date:2009-11-09T00:00:00
db:BIDid:36956date:2009-11-09T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2009-002343date:2009-12-18T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200911-115date:2009-11-10T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2009-2840date:2009-11-10T19:30:01.657