CVE-2009-1725
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-1725 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-07-09 17:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms; KHTML in kdelibs in KDE; QtWebKit (aka Qt toolkit); and possibly other products do not properly handle numeric character references, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0.3 | 417.8 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0.3 | 417.9 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0.3 | 417.9.2 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0.3 | 417.9.3 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.0b | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.1 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.1b | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.2b | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.3b | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.0.4b | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.1.0b | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 4.0.0b | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Safari Two WebKit Component Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SUSE update for Multiple Packages - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [KDE] Revision 1002163 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | websvn.kde.org | |
| About the security content of iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.1.1 for iPod touch | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: kdelibs-4.2.4-6.fc10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Fedora update for qt - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| 513813 – (CVE-2009-1725) CVE-2009-1725 kdelibs KHTML, WebKit-gtk, qt-4.5.2: improper handling of numeric character references (ACE, DoS) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1950-1 webkit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:002 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| WebKit Numeric Character References Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| About the security content of Safari 4.0.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: qt-4.5.2-2.fc11 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [KDE] Revision 1002164 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | websvn.kde.org | |
| Fedora update for kdelibs3 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2009-07-08-1 Safari 4.0.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian update for webkit - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-857-1: Qt vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Security Alerts - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2009-09-09-1 iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.1.1 for iPod touch | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apple Safari WebKit Bug in Procesing Numeric Character References Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Fedora update for kdelibs - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: kdelibs-4.2.4-6.fc11 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:330 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [KDE] Revision 1002162 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | websvn.kde.org | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| osvdb.org/55739 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| USN-836-1: WebKit vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: kdelibs3-3.5.10-13.fc11 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: kdelibs3-3.5.10-13.fc10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: qt-4.5.2-2.fc10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-08-07 | Tomas Hoger | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the kdelibs packages, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.