CVE-2009-2188
Apple Safari EXIF Metadata Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 6, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 17, 2017, 1:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2188
vulnerability.
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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-2009-2188.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00002.html | |
| http://osvdb.org/56842 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36096 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3733 | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954 | Patch |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674 | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html | US Government Resource |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52386 |
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CVE-2009-2188 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/52386 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52386 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-2188 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-2009-2188
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
12.97 }} 3.38%
score
0.95654
percentile