CVE-2009-2196 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari 4 before 4.0.3 allows remote web servers to place an arbitrary web site in the Top Sites view, and possibly conduct phishing attacks, via unknown vectors.

Published: 2009-08-12

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 4.9% 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:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.2:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04933.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00002.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3733
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36022
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022718

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server Safari

Microsoft Windows Vista Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-12T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:44:55.921Z

Reserved: 2009-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2196

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-12T19:30:00.420

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:08:58.957

Link: CVE-2009-2196

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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