CVE-2009-0141

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

5.5

XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 15.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 13, 2009

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

generic

http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021729.html

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About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/33937

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IBM X-Force Exchange

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48727

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VUPEN Security - Vulnerability Research and Intelligence

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33798

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2009-0141?

CVE-2009-0141 is a medium vulnerability published on February 13, 2009. XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.

When was CVE-2009-0141 disclosed?

CVE-2009-0141 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 13, 2009, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2009-0141 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0141 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2009-0141?

CVE-2009-0141 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2009-0141?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2009-0141, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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