CVE-2009-1687

Public Exploit

Description

The JavaScript garbage collector 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 allocation failures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document that triggers write access to an "offset of a NULL pointer."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.36% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/54985 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1 vendor 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 vdb entry exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35309 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37746 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/36790 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10260 vdb entry signature
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/35379 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36062 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36057 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1687?
CVE-2009-1687 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1687?
To fix CVE-2009-1687, 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-2009-1687 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1687 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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