CVE-2009-2188 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
24.8%
top 3.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedAug 6
Latest updateMay 2

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x9 versions+8
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server9 versions+8

Patches

Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: support.apple.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7c32-8cww-86vm: Buffer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2009-2188: Buffer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2009-08-06
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CVE-2009-2188 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability | cvebase