CVE-2009-2420
Apple Safari 3.2.3 does not properly implement the file: protocol handler, which allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2420- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2420- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2416 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2416- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vc59-w22h-6chj No score
Apple Safari 3.2.3 does not properly implement the file: protocol handler, which allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vc59-w22h-6chj- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2420 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Apple Safari, published July 9, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.