CVE-2009-1233 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple Safari 3.2.2 and 4 Beta on Windows, where a remote attacker can crash the application by providing an XML document with numerous nested A elements. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and a partial impact on availability, requiring no authentication for exploitation. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.2:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4:beta:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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