WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before…
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms; KHTML in kdelibs in KDE; QtWebKit (aka Qt toolkit); and possibly other products do not properly handle numeric character references, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 54
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 417.8 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 417.9 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 417.9.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 417.9.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.1 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:2.0.3:417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.9.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 44 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 beta | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0b | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions; up to 3.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 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:3.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 beta Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0b 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:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0b Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions; up to 3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1725
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h8h-64g5-rgv5
References
Advisory 12
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- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-1725 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1725 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6h8h-64g5-rgv5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-1725 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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