4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0153
Apple ICU Unicode Conversion Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

International Components for Unicode (ICU) 4.0, 3.6, and other 3.x versions, as used in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Fedora 9 and 10, and possibly other operating systems, does not properly handle invalid byte sequences during Unicode conversion, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

INFO

Published Date :

May 13, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0153 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0153.

URL Resource
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/5691
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://secunia.com/advisories/35436
http://secunia.com/advisories/35498
http://secunia.com/advisories/35584
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1122.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34974
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503071
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50488
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11366
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00336.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00478.html
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/5691
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://secunia.com/advisories/35436
http://secunia.com/advisories/35498
http://secunia.com/advisories/35584
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1122.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34974
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503071
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50488
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11366
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00336.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00478.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0153 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0153 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/5691
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35436
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35498
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35584
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1122.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34974
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503071
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50488
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11366
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00336.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00478.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11366 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11366 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50488 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50488 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0153 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0153 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.88 }} -7.52%

score

0.88564

percentile

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