CVE-2009-1716

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-06-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

CFNetwork in Apple Safari before 4.0 on Windows does not properly protect the temporary files created for downloads, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

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/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022342
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35347
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022342
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260

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