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title: "CVE-2009-1703\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-1703

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

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0 does not prevent references to file: URLs
within (1) audio and (2) video elements, which allows remote attackers to
determine the existence of arbitrary files via a crafted HTML document.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1703?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 needs-triage |
| 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-2009-1703?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 does not appear present in kde4libs
code is different in webkit hardy-jaunty, need to test
code is different in qt4-x11 intrepid-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/42533> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1703)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1703)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-1703)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1703)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1703>