CVE-2009-1233 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apple Safari 3.2.2 and 4 Beta on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document containing many nested A elements.

Published: 2009-04-02

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 4.4% 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

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.2:-:windows:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4:beta:windows:::::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2009-1232	Apple Safari 3.2.2 and 4 Beta on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document containing many nested A elements.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04446.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34318
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49527
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5559
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8325

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Safari

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-04-02T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:04:49.334Z

Reserved: 2009-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1233

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-02T17:30:00.297

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:06:49.330

Link: CVE-2009-1233

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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