Is CVE-2009-0152 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-0152 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-0152?

CVE-2009-0152 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-0152?

CVE-2009-0152 has an EPSS score of 2.17% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0152?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.5.7 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-0152

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

iChat in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 disables SSL for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) communication in certain circumstances that are inconsistent with the Require SSL setting, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

CWE-312

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:>= 10.5.0, < 10.5.7Fixed in:10.5.7CVE-2009-0152derived from NVD

mac os x serverNVD

Affected:>= 10.5.0, < 10.5.7Fixed in:10.5.7CVE-2009-0152derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.