Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04675 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwgg-m3xg-xhjx
References
Other 8
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits
- http://cansecwest.com/index.html
- 52888
- http://twitter.com/tippingpoint1/status/1351485521
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934
- http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009
More Apple Safari vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-28228 Use after free in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-22512 Memory corruption in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-12953 Memory corruption in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-05957 Improper input validation in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-29863 Apple Safari: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-1042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwgg-m3xg-xhjx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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