CVE-2009-0945

Description

Array index error in the insertItemBefore method in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 3.2.3 and 4 Public Beta, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Google Chrome Stable before 1.0.154.65, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a document with a SVGPathList data structure containing a negative index in the (1) SVGTransformList, (2) SVGStringList, (3) SVGNumberList, (4) SVGPathSegList, (5) SVGPointList, or (6) SVGLengthList SVGList object, which triggers memory corruption.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.72% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35805 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 patch vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/05/stable-update-bug-fix.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022207 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503594/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1130.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1298 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35576 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37746 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36790 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35056 third party advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-022
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34924 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/36461 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50477 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00000.html patch vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/823-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36062 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00001.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11584 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35095 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3550
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00303.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1321 vdb entry
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=9019

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0945?
CVE-2009-0945 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0945?
To fix CVE-2009-0945, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0945 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0945 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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