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title: "CVE-2009-1700\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-1700

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

The XSLT implementation 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 does not
properly handle redirects, which allows remote attackers to read XML
content from arbitrary web pages via a crafted document.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1700?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 | Ignored end of life |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 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-2009-1700?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
code if different in hardy-jaunty, need to test

### 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/38065> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1700)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1700)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-1700)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1700)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1700>