CVE-2009-2419

Public Exploit

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the servePendingRequests function in WebCore in WebKit in Apple Safari 4.0 and 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that references a zero-length .js file and the JavaScript reload function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 26.69% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory webkit.org
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://trac.webkit.org/changeset/44519 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/55587 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35555 vdb entry exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51533 vdb entry
http://marcell-dietl.de/index/adv_safari_4_x_js_reload_dos.php exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33495 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2419?
CVE-2009-2419 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2419?
To fix CVE-2009-2419, 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-2009-2419 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2419 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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