CVE-2009-1233 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Apple Safari 3.2.2 and 4 Beta on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document containing many nested A elements.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.45% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | safari |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Safari 3.2.2/4b - nested elements XML Parsing Remote Crash | 2009-03-31 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34318
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49527
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5559
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8325
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34318
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49527
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5559
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8325
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