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CVE-2009-0158

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 4.65%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-05-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-0158
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
4.65%

Original NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in telnet in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long hostname for a telnet server.