CVE-2009-2838 (GCVE-0-2009-2838)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-11-10 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:07
VLAI
Summary
Integer overflow in QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Microsoft Office document that triggers a buffer overflow.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 27/100 over 2318 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2009-11-09 00:00
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