Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 14, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2803
CVE-2009-2803
Description
CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a file with a crafted resource fork.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4.11, 10.5.8
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 10.4.11, 10.5.8
Patches
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References
6- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3865nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/36701nvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/57948nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36355nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53165nvd
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