CVE-2009-0012 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in CoreText affecting Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and Mac OS X Server. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted Unicode string. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Furthermore, the vulnerability has received no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.