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CVE-2009-1697

4.3 · MEDIUM

CRLF injection vulnerability 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 allows remote attackers to inject HTTP headers and byp…

Published Jun 10, 2009appleCWE-20EPSS 2.99%

Overview

CVE-2009-1697 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apple safari. It was published on June 10, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

CRLF injection vulnerability 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 allows remote attackers to inject HTTP headers and bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted HTML document, related to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks that depend on communication with arbitrary web sites on the same server through use of XMLHttpRequest without a Host header.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apple. Update safari to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
applesafari0Affected

References

Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlRefosvdb.org/54992Refsecunia.com/advisories/35379Refsecunia.com/advisories/37746Refsecunia.com/advisories/43068Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1022344Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT3613Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT3639

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1697?

CVE-2009-1697 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apple safari. It was published on June 10, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-1697?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-1697?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apple. Update safari to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-1697?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-1697 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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