CVE-2009-3272

Apple Safari - Denial of Service via JavaScript eval on Long String

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3272. PoCs published by Jeremy Brown.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script generates an HTML file that triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in Safari 3.2.3 (Win32) by exploiting a stack overflow in WebKit.dll via a maliciously crafted JavaScript 'eval' function call.

Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in WebKit.dll in WebKit in Apple Safari 3.2.3, and possibly other versions before 4.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that calls eval on a long string composed of A/ sequences.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jeremy Brown · perldoswindows_x86
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9606

This Perl script generates an HTML file that triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in Safari 3.2.3 (Win32) by exploiting a stack overflow in WebKit.dll via a maliciously crafted JavaScript 'eval' function call.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Safari 3.2.3 (Win32)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the generated HTML file in Safari 3.2.3 (Win32)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9606

Scores

EPSS 0.0644
EPSS Percentile 92.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (5)
apple/safari 3.2.3
apple/safari 4.0 (2 CPE variants)
apple/safari 4.0.0b
apple/safari 4.0.2
apple/safari 4.0.3
Published Sep 21, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026