CVE-2009-1698

CVE Details

Release Date:2009-06-10
Impact:Important What is this?

Description


WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not initialize a pointer during handling of a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attr function call with a large numerical argument, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 9.3
Vector String: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kdelibs)ELSA-2009-11272009-06-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (kdelibs)ELSA-2009-11272009-06-25


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