Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2009-2188
Buffer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8, and Safari before 4.0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an image with crafted EXIF metadata.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.079 (94.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.5.6, 10.5, 10.5.0
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.5, 10.5.0, 10.5.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3757 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/56842 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/36096 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52386 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)