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CVE-2009-1697

CRLF injection vulnerability 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 allows remote attackers to inject HTTP headers and bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted HTML document, related to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks that depend on communication with arbitrary web sites on the same server through use of XMLHttpRequest without a Host header.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-1697 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-06-10T18:00:00.483

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apple	safari	≤ 4.0_beta	Yes
Application	apple	safari	0.8	Yes
Application	apple	safari	0.9	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.3.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	1.3.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	2.0.4	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.4	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.2.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.2.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	≤ 3.2.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.3	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.0.4	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.1.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.2	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.2.1	Yes
Application	apple	safari	3.2.2	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/54992 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37746 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022344 Patch ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/54992 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37746 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022344 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.