CVE-2009-0012 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in CoreText in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Unicode string.

Published: 2009-02-13

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 9.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0025	Heap-based buffer overflow in CoreText in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Unicode string.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09328.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
http://osvdb.org/51977
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33759
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33809
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:17:10.426Z

Reserved: 2008-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0012

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-13T00:30:04.843

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0012

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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