MEDIUM
Apple Safari before 4.0.4 does not properly implement certain (1) Open Image and (2) Open Link menu options, which allows remote attackers to read local HTML files via a crafted web site
Published Nov 13, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.75%
Description
Apple Safari before 4.0.4 does not properly implement certain (1) Open Image and (2) Open Link menu options, which allows remote attackers to read local HTML files via a crafted web site.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 4.0.3
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.0b1
- 1.0.0b2
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.3
- 1.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.3
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 3.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0b
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1b
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2b
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.3b
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.4b
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0b
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.2
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 4.0.0b
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.75% 0.01751
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01751
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01751) | 77.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01751) | 74.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.90% (0.00898) | 74.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 77.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 76.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 73.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/59942 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37346 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36994 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023164 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54238 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5915 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/59942 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37346 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36994 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023164 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54238 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5915 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 13, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 17, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2842
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a