Integer overflow in ColorSync in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8, and Safari before…
Priority LOW 37CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in ColorSync in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8, and Safari before 4.0.4 on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ColorSync profile embedded in an image, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04471 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
CPE configurations NVD · 73
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.4.11 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.8 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.4.11 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.8 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 beta | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.11 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.11 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 beta Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 63 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0b1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0b2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 417.8 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 417.9 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 417.9.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 417.9.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3_417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3_417.9.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4_419.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4_419.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0_pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0_pre | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 beta | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4_beta | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 beta | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0b1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0b2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.9.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.9.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3_417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3_417.9.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4_419.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4_419.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0_pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_pre Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 beta Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4_beta Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2804
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w89-mmpq-2xw4
References
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Sources
- CVE-2009-2804 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2804 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w89-mmpq-2xw4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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