CVE-2009-1708 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2009-1708

Apple Safari before 4.0 does not prevent calls to the...

Vulnerability Description

Apple Safari before 4.0 does not prevent calls to the open-help-anchor URL handler by web sites, which allows remote attackers to open arbitrary local help files, and execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information, via a crafted call.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

safari
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.0.3, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 3.0, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.3, 3.0.1, 3.2, 3.2.2

Timeline

Official Publish: June 10th, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.