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TI-2009-00899 Aliases CVE-2009-0945GHSA-8rhj-8gqw-pxm4

Array index error in the insertItemBefore method in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09322 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 72

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.4.11Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.0Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.1Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.2Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.3Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.4Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.5Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.6Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.4.11Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.0Running onApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.11 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.1 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.3 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.4 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.5 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.6 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.11 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0 Running on ·Apple
Show 62 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.1Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.2Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.3Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.4Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.6Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 betaVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 beta2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0b1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0b2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:85.8:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3 85.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:85.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3 85.8.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:312.5:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2 312.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:312.6:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2 312.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3 417.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3 417.9VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3 417.9.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 betaVulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.1 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.3 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.4 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.6 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 beta Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0b1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0b2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:85.8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 85.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:85.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 85.8.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:312.5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 312.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:312.6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 312.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.9.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1130 Released 2009-06-25 · Red Hat rating Critical
    kdegraphics security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-13.el5_3, kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-13.el5_3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-13.el5_3, kdegraphics-devel-7:3.5.4-13.el5_3, kdegraphics-devel-7:3.5.4-13.el5_3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-13.el5_3, kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-13.el5_3.i386, kdegraphics-devel-7:3.5.4-13.el5_3 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1130
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1130
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1130

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0945
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8rhj-8gqw-pxm4

References

Patch 4

Advisory 12

Other 11

  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-28228 Use after free in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-22512 Memory corruption in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-12953 Memory corruption in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-05957 Improper input validation in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-29863 Apple Safari: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 1693 →

Sources

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