Vulnerability CVE-2009-1698
Published: 2009-06-10   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

Type:

CWE-94

 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Apple -> Safari 
Apple -> Iphone 
Apple -> Ipod touch 
Apple -> Iphone os 

 References:
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-apple-safari-remote-code.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1128.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504173/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504295/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35318
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-032/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9484
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html
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