HIGH
kdelibs: KHTML Incorrect handling <head> element content once the <head> element was removed (DoS, ACE)
Published Jun 10, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.67%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Google Chrome 1.0.154.53, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by setting an unspecified property of an HTML tag that causes child elements to be freed and later accessed when an HTML error occurs, related to "recursion in certain DOM event handlers."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≤ 4.0_beta
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 1.0
- 1.0.3
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.4
- 3.0
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.3
Configuration 2
OR
- ≤ 3.2.3
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
Configuration 3
OR
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.2
- 1.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.5
- 2.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.2
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1127
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1127 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1127 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.67% 0.06672
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06672
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.67% (0.06672) | 93.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.62% (0.06618) | 92.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 8.01% (0.08008) | 91.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 16, 2025 | 12.22% (0.12220) | 93.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.75% (0.09746) | 92.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.24% (0.08240) | 86.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.75% (0.09746) | 92.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 7.50% (0.07503) | 94.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 5.33% (0.05327) | 92.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 4.87% (0.04865) | 91.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 5.11% (0.05112) | 91.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.59% (0.05592) | 92.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 90.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 90.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 89.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 77.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (32)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=803 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/54990 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36057 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36062 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36790 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37746 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1690 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505571 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1690
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11009 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1690
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 10, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 20, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1690
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a