First published: Wed May 13 2009(Updated: )
The Microsoft Office Spotlight Importer in Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 does not properly validate Microsoft Office files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file that triggers memory corruption.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.11 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.6 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.11 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.4 |
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CVE-2009-0944 has a moderate severity level as it allows remote code execution and can lead to application crashes.
To fix CVE-2009-0944, users should update their Apple Mac OS X to version 10.5.7 or later.
CVE-2009-0944 affects Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 and 10.5.x before 10.5.7.
CVE-2009-0944 is a memory corruption vulnerability associated with the Microsoft Office Spotlight Importer.
Yes, CVE-2009-0944 can be exploited remotely through specially crafted Microsoft Office files.