CVE-2009-2197 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apple Safari before 9.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the user interface via a web page that places text in a crafted context, leading to unintended use of that text within a Safari dialog.

Published: 2016-03-24

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2193	Apple Safari before 9.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the user interface via a web page that places text in a crafted context, leading to unintended use of that text within a Safari dialog.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00377.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85055
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035354
https://support.apple.com/HT206171

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00389}`	epss `{'score': 0.00377}`

Subscriptions

Apple Safari

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-03-24T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:44:55.196Z

Reserved: 2009-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2197

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:00.353

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2009-2197

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-19

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