MEDIUM
Apple Safari 3.2.2 and 4 Beta on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document containing many nested A elements
Published Apr 2, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.45%
Description
Apple Safari 3.2.2 and 4 Beta on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document containing many nested A elements.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.45% 0.04446
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04446
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.45% (0.04446) | 91.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.45% (0.04446) | 90.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.84% (0.03842) | 87.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.94% (0.01941) | 89.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 1.78% (0.01779) | 87.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01561) | 85.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01379) | 84.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01218) | 83.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01963) | 78.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01963) | 76.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01963) | 55.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34318 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49527 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5559 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8325 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34318 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49527 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5559 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8325 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 2, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1233
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a