MEDIUM
Integer overflow in QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Microsoft Office document that triggers a buffer overflow
Published Nov 10, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.29%
Description
Integer overflow in QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Microsoft Office document that triggers a buffer overflow.
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.29% 0.03293
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03293
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.29% (0.03293) | 88.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.29% (0.03293) | 86.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01461) | 79.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00945) | 83.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00945) | 82.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00843) | 81.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00843) | 79.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.26% (0.03261) | 84.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 3.26% (0.03261) | 83.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 4.15% (0.04146) | 85.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.26% (0.03261) | 82.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.26% (0.03261) | 65.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 10, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 17, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2838
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a