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CVE-2009-1725: WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch...

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms; KHTML in kdelibs in KDE; QtWebKit (aka Qt toolkit); and possibly other products do not properly handle numeric character references, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

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This is a 2009 browser-engine memory corruption issue. A malicious HTML document could crash the application or potentially run code through flawed handling of numeric character references. It matters mainly where old WebKit, KHTML, or QtWebKit-based browsers or embedded apps remain in use. Exposure is most likely in legacy desktops, mobile devices, Linux packages, or embedded applications still using old WebKit, KHTML, or QtWebKit components. Modern fully patched browsers are not indicated as affected by the provided sources. Treat as high priority only where legacy affected browser engines remain. The business risk is remote compromise or application crash from web content, but evidence does not show current exploitation in the provided sources. Mitigation focus: Inventory legacy Safari, iPhone OS, KDE kdelibs, and QtWebKit usage.; Apply vendor updates referenced by Apple, KDE, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Mandriva, or SUSE.; Retire unsupported browsers or embedded WebKit/KHTML components where updates are unavailable..

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