Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1687
CVE-2009-1687
Description
The JavaScript garbage collector in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly handle allocation failures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document that triggers write access to an "offset of a NULL pointer."
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Affected products
38cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*+ 34 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.1:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.1:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.0_beta
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.2.3
- (no CPE)range: <4.0
- Range: 1.0 <= x <= 2.2.1
- Range: 1.1 <= x <= 2.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
28- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260nvdExploit
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35379nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3613nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/54985nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/36057nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/36062nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/36790nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/37746nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/43068nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3639nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35309nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10260nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.htmlnvd
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