CVE-2009-1698

N/A Unknown
Published: June 10, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not initialize a pointer during handling of a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attr function call with a large numerical argument, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-apple-safari-remote-code.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/55006
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35588
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36057
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36062
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36790
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37746
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1128.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504173/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504295/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35318
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-032/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9484
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-apple-safari-remote-code.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/55006
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35588
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36790
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1128.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504173/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504295/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-032/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9484
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

68 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.8%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

apple

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