CVE-2009-2843

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-12-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

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

macOS: 10.5.8
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.5.8

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37581
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37206
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37581
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37206

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