CVE-2009-1705

Safari < 4.0 - Remote Code Execution via TrueType Font Arithmetic

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

CoreGraphics in Apple Safari before 4.0 on Windows does not properly use arithmetic during automatic hinting of TrueType fonts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted font data.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35308
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/54974
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613

Scores

EPSS 0.0531
EPSS Percentile 91.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (12)
apple/safari 3.0
apple/safari 3.0.1
apple/safari 3.0.2
apple/safari 3.0.3
apple/safari 3.0.4
apple/safari 3.1
apple/safari 3.1.1
apple/safari 3.1.2
apple/safari 3.2
apple/safari 3.2.1
... and 2 more
Published Jun 10, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026