CVE-2009-1725 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2009-1725?

CVE-2009-1725 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 9 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1725?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Ipod Touch, Apple Safari.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1725?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-1725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2021-30762 Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6h8h-64g5-rgv5.