CVE-2009-0157

N/A Unknown

Published: May 13, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via long HTTP headers.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34926

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022211

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50480

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html