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9.3

Safari, iPhone OS, and Chrome can run malicious web code

CVE-2009-1690 · published 17 years ago
Summary

Web pages viewed in older versions of Safari, iPhone OS, and Chrome could trigger a memory error that lets an attacker run their own code or crash the browser. This happens when a specially crafted web page sets a certain HTML property that frees part of the page and then accesses it again. Update the browsers to the latest versions or apply the vendor’s patches to stop this risk.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
apple safari <= 4.0_beta
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0.3
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.2
2.0
2.0.2
14 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0
1.0.0
1.0.1
1.0.2
1.1
1.1.0
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
2.0
6 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 1.0.154.53
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Google Chrome 1.0.154.53, and possibly other pro...
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Google Chrome 1.0.154.53, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by setting an unspecified property of an HTML tag that causes child elements to be freed and later accessed when an HTML error occurs, related to "recursion in certain DOM event handlers."
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
9.3 Critical
Exploitation
7% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-399Resource Management Errors
Timeline
Published10 Jun 2009
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2009-1690 · NVD
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