CVE-2009-2420 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2009-07-09

Score: 5.8 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.3:-:mac:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.3:-:windows:::::*

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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-2009-2416	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00443.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504480/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35482

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Safari

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-09T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:14.688Z

Reserved: 2009-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2420

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-09T16:30:00.907

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2420

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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