VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-0944

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-05-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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