CVE-2009-1725
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CVE-2009-1725 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms; KHTML in kdelibs in KDE; QtWebKit (aka Qt toolkit); and possibly other products do not properly handle numeric character references, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.. EPSS estimates a 6.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms; KHTML in kdelibs in KDE; QtWebKit (aka Qt toolkit); and possibly other products do not properly handle numeric character references, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Safari | <= 4.0.1 |
| Apple | Safari | 2.0 |
| Apple | Safari | 2.0.0 |
| Apple | Safari | 2.0.1 |
| Apple | Safari | 2.0.2 |
| Apple | Safari | 2.0.3 |
| Apple | Safari | 2.0.4 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.0 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.0b |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.1 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.1b |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.2 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.2b |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.3 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.3b |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.4 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.0.4b |
| Apple | Safari | 3.1.0 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.1.0b |
| Apple | Safari | 3.1.1 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.1.2 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.2.0 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.2.1 |
| Apple | Safari | 3.2.2 |
| Apple | Safari | 4.0 |
| Apple | Safari | 4.0.0b |
| Apple | Iphone Os | <= 3.0.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 1.0.0 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 1.0.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 1.0.2 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.0 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.2 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.3 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.4 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.5 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0.0 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0.2 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 2.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 2.1.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 2.2 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 2.2.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 3.0 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | All versions |
| Apple | Iphone Os | <= 3.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 3.0.1 |
| Apple | Ipod Touch | All versions |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jul/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3666Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jul/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3666Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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