CVE-2009-1703

Public Exploit

Description

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0 does not prevent references to file: URLs within (1) audio and (2) video elements, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a crafted HTML document.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.87% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 vdb entry exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 patch vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/55009 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35333 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1703?
CVE-2009-1703 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1703?
To fix CVE-2009-1703, 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-2009-1703 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1703 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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