CVE-2009-1686 describes a critical vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple Safari before version 4.0 and various iPhone OS versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through memory corruption by exploiting improper handling of constant declarations during JavaScript exception handling within a crafted HTML document. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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