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title: "CVE-2009-1685\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-1685

Publication date 10 June 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before
4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through
2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by
overwriting the document.implementation property of (1) an embedded
document or (2) a parent document.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1685?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| 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 | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 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 | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1685?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

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

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

code doesn't seem present in kde4libs

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| webkit | * Upstream:   <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/34574> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1685)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1685)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-1685)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1685)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1685>