CVE-2009-2837
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 allows remote...
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image.
- Record
CVE-2009-2837- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image.
- Record
CVE-2009-2837- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2827 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2827- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7pr-wwvp-92ph No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 allows remote...
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image.
- Record
GHSA-m7pr-wwvp-92ph- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2837 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.66%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/36956
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00002.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6707
support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2837
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7pr-wwvp-92ph