CVE-2009-2188

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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 exe

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.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.35234

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

apple mac os xall versions

apple mac os x serverall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

9.3

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD06 Aug 2009 · 04:30 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00002.html

http://osvdb.org/56842

http://secunia.com/advisories/36096Vendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3733

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757PatchVendor Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.htmlUS Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172PatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52386

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