Medium 5.0Published Dec 8, 2009

CVE-2009-2843Java 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.

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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.

CVSS: 5.0 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	10.5.8	NVD
apple mac_os_x_server apple:mac_os_x_server	10.5.8	NVD

References

References

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

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