CVE-2009-1699

Public Exploit

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."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.63% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb entry broken link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry broken link
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-006.html exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html mailing list patch vendor advisory broken link
http://osvdb.org/54972 vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 exploit vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 vdb entry broken link patch vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35321 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/apples-safari-4-fixes-local-file-theft.html exploit
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1699?
CVE-2009-1699 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1699?
To fix CVE-2009-1699, 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-2009-1699 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1699 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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