CVE-2009-2420 - 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

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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

Published Jul 9, 2009

5.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.07%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504480/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35482
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504480/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35482		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 9, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jul 9, 2009

Link CVE-2009-2420

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-2420

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2009-2420