CVE-2009-2841

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2841
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-13 15:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe HTMLMediaElement::loadResource function in html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r49480, as used in Apple Safari before 4.0.4 on Mac OS X, does not perform the expected callbacks for HTML 5 media elements that have external URLs for media resources, which allows remote attackers to trigger sub-resource requests to arbitrary web sites via a crafted HTML document, as demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a media element for X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality, aka rdar problem 7271202.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Application Apple Safari 0.8 All All All
Application Apple Safari 0.9 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0 beta All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0 beta2 All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.0b1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.0b2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.1.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.1.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.4 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2.5 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2 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 2.0.3_417.9.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.4 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.4_419.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0_pre All All All
Application Apple Safari 3 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 3.0.4_beta All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.1 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 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 3.2.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 4.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 4.0 beta All All
Application Apple Safari 4.0.0b All All All
Application Apple Safari 4.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 4.0.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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Apple Patches Critical Safari Vulnerabilities | threatpost af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 threatpost.com
Fedora update for qt - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
About the security content of iOS 3.1.3 and iOS 3.1.3 for iPod touch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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525791 – (CVE-2009-2841) CVE-2009-2841 WebKit, qt: Unallowed sub-resources loading in the media element handling code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Changeset 49480 – WebKit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trac.webkit.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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