Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-1725 (CCN-51610)

Assigned:2009-07-08
Published:2009-07-08
Updated:2022-08-09
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-189
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-1725

Source: APPLE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-07-08-1

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2009-09-09-1

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2011:002

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
55739

Source: CCN
Type: SA35758
Apple Safari Two WebKit Component Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
35758

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
36057

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
36062

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
36347

Source: CCN
Type: SA36677
Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
36677

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
36790

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
37746

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
43068

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1022526
Apple Safari WebKit Bug in Procesing Numeric Character References Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of Safari 4.0.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3666

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1002162

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1002163

Source: CCN
Type: The KDE Source Repository
Revision 1002164

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1002164

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-1950

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1950
webkit -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1988
qt4-x11 -- several vulnerabilities

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2009:330

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 55739
Apple Safari WebKit Numeric Character References Handling Memory Corruption

Source: BID
Type: Patch
35607

Source: CCN
Type: BID-35607
WebKit Numeric Character References Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1022526

Source: CCN
Type: USN-836-1
WebKit vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-836-1

Source: CCN
Type: USN-857-1
Qt vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-857-1

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-1827

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2011-0212

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513813

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
safari-character-code-execution(51610)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5777

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-8800

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-8802

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-8039

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-8049

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-8046

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-8020

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2011:002
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.0.1)
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.0.1)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.1)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20091725
    V
    CVE-2009-1725
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32186
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-09-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29414
    P
    Security update for aspell (Important)
    2021-08-25
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32279
    P
    Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 33 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-03-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29378
    P
    Security update for java-1_7_1-ibm (Moderate)
    2021-01-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27968
    P
    Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33427
    P
    Security update for Samba
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28680
    P
    Security update for flash-player
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32423
    P
    Security update for wpa_supplicant (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28162
    P
    Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31966
    P
    Security update for icu (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28740
    P
    Security update for libevent
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32635
    P
    apache2-mod_php5 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28303
    P
    Security update for ocaml (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31978
    P
    Security update for java-1_7_1-ibm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32723
    P
    libopenssl0_9_8 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28539
    P
    Security update for CUPS
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27957
    P
    Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32789
    P
    sudo on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28641
    P
    Security update for bind (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32336
    P
    Security update for sane-backends (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28032
    P
    Security update for bind (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33466
    P
    Security update for kdelibs
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28696
    P
    Security update for glibc
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32579
    P
    mozilla-xulrunner190 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28246
    P
    Security update for libxml2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31967
    P
    Security update for intel-SINIT (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32684
    P
    ipsec-tools on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28387
    P
    Security update for rubygem-rack-1_4 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32052
    P
    Security update for kvm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27956
    P
    Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32745
    P
    lvm2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28592
    P
    Security update for openssl-certs
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13113
    P
    USN-836-1 -- webkit vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13946
    P
    USN-857-1 -- qt4-x11 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18395
    P
    DSA-1950-1 webkit - several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7247
    P
    DSA-1950 webkit -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19394
    P
    DSA-1988-1 qt4-x11 - several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6923
    P
    DSA-1988 qt4-x11 -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5777
    V
    Apple Safari WebKit Numeric Character References Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability.
    2014-02-03
    oval:org.debian:def:1988
    V
    several vulnerabilities
    2010-02-02
    oval:org.debian:def:1950
    V
    several vulnerabilities
    2009-12-12
    BACK
    apple safari 3.0.4b
    apple safari 2.0.3 417.9.3
    apple safari *
    apple safari 3.0.4
    apple safari 3.0.1 beta
    apple safari 2.0.1
    apple safari 2.0.3
    apple safari 2.0.2
    apple safari 3.0.0
    apple safari 3.1.1
    apple safari 3.1.0b
    apple safari 3.0.2
    apple safari 4.0.0b
    apple safari 3.1.0
    apple safari 3.0.1
    apple safari 2.0.3 417.9
    apple safari 2.0.3 417.8
    apple safari 2.0.3 417.9.2
    apple safari 4.0
    apple safari 3.2.2
    apple safari 3.0.3b
    apple safari 3.0.0b
    apple safari 3.1.2
    apple safari 3.0.3
    apple safari 2.0.4
    apple safari 2.0.0
    apple safari 2.0
    apple safari 3.0.1b
    apple safari 3.2.1
    apple safari 3.2.0
    apple safari 3.0.2b
    apple safari 3.0
    apple iphone os 3.0
    apple iphone os 1.0.2
    apple iphone os 2.2
    apple iphone os *
    apple iphone os 1.1.1
    apple iphone os 2.0.0
    apple iphone os 1.1.2
    apple iphone os 1.1.3
    apple iphone os 1.1.0
    apple iphone os 2.0.1
    apple iphone os 1.0.1
    apple iphone os 2.1
    apple iphone os 2.0.2
    apple iphone os 2.2.1
    apple iphone os 2.0
    apple iphone os 1.1.5
    apple iphone os 1.0.0
    apple iphone os 2.1.1
    apple iphone os 1.1.4
    apple iphone os *
    apple iphone os 3.0
    apple iphone os 1.0.2
    apple iphone os 2.2
    apple iphone os 1.1.1
    apple iphone os 2.0.0
    apple iphone os 3.0.1
    apple iphone os 1.1.2
    apple iphone os 1.1.3
    apple iphone os 1.1.0
    apple iphone os 2.0
    apple iphone os 1.0.1
    apple iphone os 1.0.0
    apple iphone os *
    apple iphone os 2.0.2
    apple iphone os 2.0.1
    apple iphone os 2.2.1
    apple iphone os 1.1.5
    apple iphone os 1.1.4
    apple iphone os 2.1.1
    apple iphone os 2.1
    apple ipod touch *
    apple iphone 1.0
    apple iphone 1.1.2
    apple iphone 1.1.3
    apple iphone 1.0.1
    apple iphone 1.0.2
    apple iphone 1.02
    apple iphone 1.1.1
    apple ipod touch 1.1
    apple ipod touch 1.1.1
    apple ipod touch 1.1.2
    apple iphone 1.1.4
    apple ipod touch 1.1.3
    apple ipod touch 1.1.4
    apple iphone 2.0.2
    apple ipod touch 2.0.2
    apple ipod touch 2.0.1
    apple ipod touch 2.0
    apple iphone 2.0
    apple iphone 2.0.1
    apple iphone 2.1
    apple iphone 1.1
    apple safari 4.0
    apple safari 4.0.1
    apple iphone os 3.0
    apple iphone os 2.2
    apple iphone os 2.2.1
    apple iphone os 3.0.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.0
    apple mac os x 10.4.11
    apple mac os x server 10.4.11
    debian debian linux 5.0
    apple mac os x 10.5.7
    apple mac os x server 10.5.7