7.5
HIGH
CVE-2009-1699
Apple Safari WebKit XML External Entity Remote File Disclosure
Description

The XSL stylesheet implementation in 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 properly handle XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by a file:///etc/passwd URL in an entity declaration, related to an "XXE attack."

INFO

Published Date :

June 10, 2009, 6 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1699 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
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Opensuse opensuse
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-2009-1699.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html Broken Link Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/54972 Broken Link
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-006.html Exploit
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/apples-safari-4-fixes-local-file-theft.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35321 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html Broken Link Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/54972 Broken Link
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-006.html Exploit
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/apples-safari-4-fixes-local-file-theft.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35321 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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/54972
    Added Reference http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-006.html
    Added Reference http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/apples-safari-4-fixes-local-file-theft.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35321
    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 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/54972 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/54972 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35321 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35321 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-200
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.2.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (including) 2.2.1
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8907 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907 [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-2009-1699 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-2009-1699 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

12.55 }} -0.18%

score

0.95427

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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