CVE-2009-1726

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-08-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in ColorSync in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted image containing an embedded ColorSync profile.

Affected products

macOS: 10.5.6, 10.4.11, 10.5, 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.5.2 (+5)
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.4.11, 10.5, 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3 (+4)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html
http://osvdb.org/56845
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
http://secunia.com/advisories/40105
http://secunia.com/advisories/40196
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4220
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674

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