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CVE-2009-1709

Use-after-free vulnerability in the garbage-collection implementation in WebCore in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) via an SVG animation element, related to SVG set objects, SVG marker elements, the targetElement attribute, and unspecified "caches."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-1709 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

2009-06-10T18:00:00.733

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

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/msg00002.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/55013 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35576 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36461 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345 ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:182 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1130.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35334 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 ([email protected])
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-034/ ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10162 ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/823-1/ ([email protected])
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/55013 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35576 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36461 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:182 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1130.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35334 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-034/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10162 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/823-1/ (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.