9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-1698
Apple Safari WebKit Pointer Initialization Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 10, 2009, 6 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1698 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple iphone_os
2 Apple safari
3 Apple ipod_touch
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1698.

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

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-apple-safari-remote-code.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/55006
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35588
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36057
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36062
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36790
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37746
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1128.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504173/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504295/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35318
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-032/
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9484
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504173/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504295/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504295/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504173/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9484 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9484 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1698 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1698 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.76 }} 1.52%

score

0.94181

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability