CVE-2009-1705

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-06-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

CoreGraphics in Apple Safari before 4.0 on Windows does not properly use arithmetic during automatic hinting of TrueType fonts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted font data.

Affected products

Apple Safari: through 3.2.3; 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.1 (+5)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/54974
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35308
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/54974
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260

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