CVE-2009-3272

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Published Sep 21, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 6.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in WebKit.dll in WebKit in Apple Safari 3.2.3, and possibly other versions before 4.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that calls eval on a long string composed of A/ sequences.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:beta::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.0b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-3255	Stack consumption vulnerability in WebKit.dll in WebKit in Apple Safari 3.2.3, and possibly other versions before 4.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that calls eval on a long string composed of A/ sequences.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.4% (6.439% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9606
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Safari

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 21, 2009, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:22 AM
Reserved: Sep 21, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 21, 2009, 7:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM

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