CVE-2009-2420 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files or cause denial of service in Apple Safari via malicious HTML tags exploiting the file protocol handler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2420?
CVE-2009-2420 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Safari, 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
Apple Safari 3.2.3 does not properly implement the file: protocol handler, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (launch of multiple Windows Explorer instances) via vectors involving an unspecified HTML tag, possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-1703.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2420?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2420?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2420 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2009-2420 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2420 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vc59-w22h-6chj.