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CVE-2009-1725: About the security content of Safari 4.0.2

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.

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This document describes the security content of Safari 4.0.2.

Safari 4.0.2 can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads.

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Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.

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Safari 4.0.2

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1724

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.7, Mac OS X Server v10.5.7, Windows XP or Vista

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to a cross-site scripting attack

    Description: An issue in WebKit’s handling of the parent and top objects may result in a cross-site scripting attack when visiting a maliciously crafted website. This update addresses the issue through improved handling of parent and top objects.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1725

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.7, Mac OS X Server v10.5.7, Windows XP or Vista

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A memory corruption issue exists in WebKit’s handling of numeric character references. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved handling of numeric character references. Credit to Chris Evans for reporting this issue.

Published Date: January 20, 2017

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CVE-2009-2206: About the security content of iOS 3.1 and iOS 3.1.1 for iPod touch

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the AudioCodecs library in the CoreAudio component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AAC or (2) MP3 file, as demonstrated by a ringtone with malformed entries in the sample size table.

CVE-2009-2206: About the security content of iOS 3.1 and iOS 3.1.1 for iPod touch

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the AudioCodecs library in the CoreAudio component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AAC or (2) MP3 file, as demonstrated by a ringtone with malformed entries in the sample size table.

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