CVE-2009-0153

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0153
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-05-13 15:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInternational 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.6 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
#5691 (conversion: consistent illegal sequences) - ICU trac - Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.icu-project.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
About the security content of Safari 4.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Fedora update for icu - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for icu - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
International Components for Unicode Invalid Byte Sequence Handling Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Bug 503071 – CVE-2009-0153 icu: XSS vulnerability due to improper invalid byte sequence handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: icu-4.0-3.1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1 iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1 Safari 4.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: icu-3.8.1-9.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
International Components for Unicode Conversion Error Security Bypass - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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