CVE-2009-1696

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-06-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

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 uses predictable random numbers in JavaScript applications, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track the behavior of a Safari user during a session.

Affected products

Apple Safari: through 4.0_beta; through 3.2.3; 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.0.3, 1.1, 1.2 (+18)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/55027
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212

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