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title: "CVE-2009-1698\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-1698

Publication date 10 June 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

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 does not initialize a pointer during
handling of a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attr function call with a large
numerical argument, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via
a crafted HTML document.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1698?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| kde4libs | 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 4:4.2.2-0ubuntu5.1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 4:4.1.4-0ubuntu1~intrepid1.2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| kdelibs | 11.04 natty | Fixed 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu5 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu5 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu5 |
| 9.10 karmic | Fixed 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu5 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-1ubuntu8.1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu6.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1.2 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| 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 | Fixed 4.5.0-0ubuntu4.3 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 4.4.3-0ubuntu1.4 |
| 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 | Fixed 1.0.1-4ubuntu0.1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.0.1-2ubuntu0.2 |
| 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-2009-1698?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)

reproducer: http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/LayoutTests/fast/css/attr-parsing.html?rev=42081&format=txt
expected results: http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/LayoutTests/fast/css/attr-parsing-expected.txt?rev=42081&format=txt

### 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 |
| --- | --- |
| kde4libs | * Vendor:   <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=355171> |
| kdelibs | * Vendor:   <http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_3.5.10.dfsg.1-0lenny2.diff.gz> |
| webkit | * Upstream:   <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/42081> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1698)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1698)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-1698)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1698)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-822-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-822-1)
+ KDE-Libs vulnerabilities
+ 24 August 2009

+ [USN-836-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-836-1)
+ WebKit vulnerabilities
+ 23 September 2009

+ [USN-857-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-857-1)
+ Qt vulnerabilities
+ 10 November 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1698>