CVE-2009-1042

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute...

9.3 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 Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.

Exploit likelihood

4.67%Down 4.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2009-1042
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-1042
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-1043 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-1043
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwgg-m3xg-xhjx No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute...

Record: GHSA-fwgg-m3xg-xhjx
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apple safari

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-1042 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Safari, published March 23, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.67%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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