CVE-2009-2421 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The CFCharacterSetInitInlineBuffer method in CoreFoundation.dll in Apple Safari 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a "high-bit character" in a URL fragment for an unspecified protocol.

Published: 2009-07-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.6% 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

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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-2009-2417	The CFCharacterSetInitInlineBuffer method in CoreFoundation.dll in Apple Safari 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a "high-bit character" in a URL fragment for an unspecified protocol.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01566.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504479/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35481

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Safari

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:14.709Z

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

Link: CVE-2009-2421

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-09T16:30:00.937

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

Link: CVE-2009-2421

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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