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title: "CVE-2009-1692\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-1692

Publication date 19 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

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](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1692?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 | Ignored end of life |
| 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 | Ignored end of life |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 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-2009-1692?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
just a DoS

### 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/41741> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1692)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1692)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-1692)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1692)

### Other references

* <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1692>