CVE-2009-0153

N/A Unknown
Published: May 13, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

International Components for Unicode (ICU) 4.0, 3.6, and other 3.x versions, as used in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Fedora 9 and 10, and possibly other operating systems, does not properly handle invalid byte sequences during Unicode conversion, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/5691
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35436
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35498
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35584
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1122.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34974
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503071
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50488
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11366
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00336.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00478.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/5691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35436
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35498
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35584
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1122.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34974
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11366
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00336.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00478.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.6%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

Affected Vendors

apple

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