Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-0944
CVE-2009-0944
Description
The Microsoft Office Spotlight Importer in Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 does not properly validate Microsoft Office files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file that triggers memory corruption.
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Affected products
17cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <10.5.7
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3549nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/35074nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34939nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297nvd
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