CVE-2009-2188

Buffer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8, and Safari before 4.0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an image with crafted EXIF metadata.

Published: 2009-08-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2188 is rated High Risk (76.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.23%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +10.48% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2188

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-21 24.75% 35.23% +10.48%
2 2026-02-22 23.05% 24.75% +1.70%
3 2025-12-26 — 23.05% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2188

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2188

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2188

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple mac_os_x 10.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:2008-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2188

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