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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-0012

CVE-2009-0012

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in CoreText in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Unicode string.

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Affected products

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Apple Inc./Mac OS X2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.5.6
Apple Inc./Mac OS X Server
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

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lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/33937nvdVendor Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/51977nvd
support.apple.com/kb/HT3438nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33759nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33809nvd

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