HIGH
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 Charlie Miller during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009
Published Mar 24, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.55%
Description
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 Charlie Miller during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.55% 0.04553
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04553
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.55% (0.04553) | 91.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.55% (0.04553) | 90.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.96% (0.13958) | 93.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.66% (0.22657) | 93.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.96% (0.13958) | 93.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.50% (0.06497) | 94.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 6.50% (0.06497) | 93.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 7.64% (0.07642) | 93.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 6.61% (0.06613) | 93.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 6.53% (0.06528) | 92.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.21% (0.05210) | 91.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 94.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 93.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 93.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 86.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://cansecwest.com/index.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009 x_refsource_MISC
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits x_refsource_MISC
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/52888 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129978 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34179 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021879 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49463 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cansecwest.com/index.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/52888 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129978 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34179 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49463 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 24, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 24, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1060
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a