Explain CVE-2009-0945
Array index error in the insertItemBefore method in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 3.2.3 and 4 Public Beta, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Google Chrome Stable before 1.0.154.65, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a document with a SVGPathList data structure containing a negative index in the (1) SVGTransformList, (2) SVGStringList, (3) SVGNumberList, (4) SVGPathSegList, (5) SVGPointList, or (6) SVGLengthList SVGList object, which triggers memory corruption.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'USN-822-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1'}, {'name': '35805', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35805'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639'}, {'name': '43068', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/43068'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-8039', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-1621', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/05/stable-update-bug-fix.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2011-0212', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212'}, {'name': '1022207', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022207'}, {'name': '20090519 ZDI-09-022: Apple Safari Malformed SVGList Parsing Code Execution Vulnerability', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503594/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2009:1130', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1130.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-1298', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1298'}, {'name': '35576', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35576'}, {'name': '35074', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35074'}, {'name': '37746', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/37746'}, {'name': '36790', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36790'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2009-05-12', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html'}, {'name': '35056', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35056'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-022'}, {'name': '34924', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34924'}, {'name': '36461', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36461'}, {'name': 'safari-webkit-svglist-bo(50477)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50477'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2009-05-12', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00000.html'}, {'name': 'USN-823-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/823-1/'}, {'name': 'DSA-1950', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2011:002', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html'}, {'name': '36062', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36062'}, {'name': 'USN-857-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2009-05-12', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'TA09-133A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11584', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11584'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-1297', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297'}, {'name': '35095', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35095'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-8049', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3550'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-6166', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00303.html'}, {'name': 'USN-836-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-1321', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1321'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=9019'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED