# CVE-2009-1042: Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.

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## References

- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49388
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34183
- http://cansecwest.com/index.html
- http://osvdb.org/52888
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021879
- http://twitter.com/tippingpoint1/status/1351485521
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934
- http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009

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