CVE-2009-2840

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.9 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 17%
VendorProductVersion
applemac_os_x
10.5.8
applemac_os_x_server
10.5.8
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= Vulnerable software versions
References
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184