CVE-2009-2419 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.1% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the servePendingRequests function in WebCore in WebKit in Apple Safari 4.0 and 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that references a zero-length .js file and the JavaScript reload function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.07% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-07-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | safari |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Safari 4 - 'reload()' Denial of Service | 2009-06-02 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://marcell-dietl.de/index/adv_safari_4_x_js_reload_dos.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33495
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/44519
- http://www.osvdb.org/55587
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35555
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51533
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://marcell-dietl.de/index/adv_safari_4_x_js_reload_dos.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33495
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/44519
- http://www.osvdb.org/55587
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35555
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51533
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