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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 9, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2009-2420

CVE-2009-2420

Description

Apple Safari 3.2.3 does not properly implement the file: protocol handler, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (launch of multiple Windows Explorer instances) via vectors involving an unspecified HTML tag, possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-1703.

Affected products

2
  • Apple Inc./Safari2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.3:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.3:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.3:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

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