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CVE-2009-1687

The JavaScript garbage collector in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2...

9.3 HighFix available

The JavaScript garbage collector 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 allocation failures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document that triggers write access to an "offset of a NULL pointer."

Exploit likelihood

8.11%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

The JavaScript garbage collector 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 allocation failures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document that triggers write access to an "offset of a NULL pointer."

Record
CVE-2009-1687
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The JavaScript garbage collector 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 allocation failures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document that triggers write access to an "offset of a NULL pointer."

Record
CVE-2009-1687
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1682 No score

The JavaScript garbage collector 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 allocation failures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document that triggers write access to an "offset of a NULL pointer."

Record
EUVD-2009-1682
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ph64-wm3p-cq9q No score

The JavaScript garbage collector in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2...

The JavaScript garbage collector 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 allocation failures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document that triggers write access to an "offset of a NULL pointer."

Record
GHSA-ph64-wm3p-cq9q
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

The JavaScript garbage collector 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 allocation failures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document that triggers write access to an "offset of a NULL pointer."

Record
CVE-2009-1687
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kdelibs
Debian:4.0
 before 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch2, plus listed versions
4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-84:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch1
4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch2
kdelibs
Debian:5.0
 before 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-0lenny2, plus listed versions
4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-0lenny1
4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-0lenny2
kde4libs
Debian:5.0
 before 4:4.1.0-3+lenny1, plus listed versions
4:4.1.0-3
4:4.1.0-3+lenny1
webkit
Debian:5.0
 before 1.0.1-4+lenny2, plus listed versions
1.0.1-4
1.0.1-4+lenny2
qt4-x11
Debian:5.0
 before 4.4.3-1+lenny1, plus listed versions
4.4.3-1
4.4.3-1+lenny1
kdelibs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kdelibs-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 6:3.3.1-14.el4
6:3.3.1-14.el4
kdelibs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
kdelibs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
kdelibs-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
kdelibs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
kdelibs-apidocs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
kdelibs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
kdelibs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
kdelibs-apidocs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
kdelibs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
kdelibs-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
6:3.5.4-22.el5_3

History

History
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affected
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In short

CVE-2009-1687 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Safari, published June 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.11%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in kdelibs 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch2.

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