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CVE-2009-2804

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2804 describes an integer overflow in Apple's ColorSync component, affecting Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.8, and Safari versions prior to 4.0.4 on Windows. This flaw can be triggered by a specially crafted ColorSync profile embedded within an image, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity, and allows for remote code execution or denial of service with medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0447 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
osvdb.org / 57949
secunia.com / advisories/36701
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37346
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/53166
support.apple.com / kb/HT3865
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3949
securityfocus.com / bid/36357
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3217
Vendor Advisory