VAR-200903-0492
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-04-10 22:36Unspecified 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. Apple Safari is prone to an unspecified remote code-execution vulnerability. This issue was demonstrated at the CanSecWest 2009 conference. Technical details are not yet available; we will update this BID as more information emerges. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the browser. Successful exploits will compromise the application and possibly the computer. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions. Safari is the web browser bundled by default in the Apple family operating system
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