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CVE-2009-2837

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2837 is a heap-based buffer overflow in the QuickDraw Manager of Apple Mac OS X before version 10.6.2, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted PICT image. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
10.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:server:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0366 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00002.html
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6707
support.apple.com / kb/HT3937
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/36956
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3184