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CVE-2009-0945

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0945 is a critical array index error in WebKit's insertItemBefore method, affecting Apple Safari, iPhone OS, and Google Chrome. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause memory corruption by crafting a malicious document with a negative index in specific SVGList objects. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 90/100 indicates its potential for severe impact if exploited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0932 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-13.el5_3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0945Critical

kdegraphics: KSVG NULL-pointer dereference in the SVGList interface implementation (ACE)

Jun 25, 2009

References

code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2009/05/stable-update-bug-fix.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00001.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
secunia.com / advisories/35056
secunia.com / advisories/35074
secunia.com / advisories/35095
secunia.com / advisories/35576
secunia.com / advisories/35805
secunia.com / advisories/36062
secunia.com / advisories/36461
secunia.com / advisories/36790
secunia.com / advisories/37746
secunia.com / advisories/43068
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/50477
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11584
support.apple.com / kb/HT3549
PatchVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3550
support.apple.com / kb/HT3639
usn.ubuntu.com / 823-1
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00303.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1950
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1130.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/503594/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/34924
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-822-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-836-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-857-1
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1297
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1298
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1321
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1621
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-09-022