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CVE-2009-1692

Publication date 19 June 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

WebKit before r41741, as used in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Safari, and other software, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reset) via a web page containing an HTMLSelectElement object with a large length attribute, related to the length property of a Select object.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
qt4-x11 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty Ignored
8.10 intrepid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
webkit 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty Ignored
8.10 intrepid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

webkit is a fork of khtml from kdelibs. kdelibs5 is farther from it, while qt4-x11 attempts to unify khtml and webkit

mdeslaur

code doesn't seem present in kde4libs just a DoS

Patch details

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Package Patch details
webkit