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CVE-2009-1042
Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors…
High9.3EPSS 4.7%
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- mitre
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 Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- apple-safari-unspecified-code-execution(49388) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 34183 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://cansecwest.com/index.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 52888 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1021879 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/tippingpoint1/status/1351485521 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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