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CVE-2009-2833

Buffer overflow in the UCCompareTextDefault API in International Components for Unicode in Apple...

7.5 High

CVE-2009-2833 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 2.69%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.69%EPSS, 86th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Buffer overflow in the UCCompareTextDefault API in International Components for Unicode in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

2.69%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

Buffer overflow in the UCCompareTextDefault API in International Components for Unicode in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2009-2833
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Buffer overflow in the UCCompareTextDefault API in International Components for Unicode in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2009-2833
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2823No score

Buffer overflow in the UCCompareTextDefault API in International Components for Unicode in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2009-2823
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-993g-7wv3-q8cjNo score

Buffer overflow in the UCCompareTextDefault API in International Components for Unicode in Apple...

Buffer overflow in the UCCompareTextDefault API in International Components for Unicode in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-993g-7wv3-q8cj
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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