CVE-2009-0649 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The web browser in Symbian OS on the Nokia N95 cell phone allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via JavaScript code that calls the setAttributeNode method.

Published: 2009-02-20

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 8.3% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:h:nokia:n95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:nokia:symbian_s60_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0652	The web browser in Symbian OS on the Nokia N95 cell phone allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via JavaScript code that calls the setAttributeNode method.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08332.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500954/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33767
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48763
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8051

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.03439}`	epss `{'score': 0.03074}`

Subscriptions

Nokia N95 Symbian S60 Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-20T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:05.117Z

Reserved: 2009-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0649

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-20T18:30:00.390

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:05:29.620

Link: CVE-2009-0649

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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