CVE-2009-1699

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2009 at 05:37 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsiPhone OSUbuntu LinuxSafari

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 29%

Description

The XSL stylesheet implementation in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly handle XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by a file:///etc/passwd URL in an entity declaration, related to an "XXE attack."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.2.1
v < 4.0
Affected range stops below 4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (17)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEBroken LinkMailing ListPatch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://osvdb.org/54972
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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