CVE-2009-2468
What it is
Integer overflow in Apple CoreGraphics, as used in Safari before 4.0.3, Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, and Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long text run that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow during font glyph rendering, a related issue to CVE-2009-1194.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 6.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 6.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 10.0 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 6.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox ≤ 3.0.11
- Mozilla Firefox 0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 0.2
- Mozilla Firefox 0.3
- Mozilla Firefox 0.4
- Mozilla Firefox 0.5
- Mozilla Firefox 0.6
- Mozilla Firefox 0.6.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 10.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Fix and advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-36.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-36.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3733
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-36.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022717
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480134
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3733
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-36.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022717
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480134