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01 Record

CVE-2009-2843

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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 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.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 81.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2009-12-08 17:00Z16 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 00:11Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2009-08-17
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
dcf0a1204aa2d6b29da887106615999c05bffa31e9949fa09106b7ffde8d06d1

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
applemac_os_xNot specified—
applemac_os_x_serverNot specified—

06 References