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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1698 · published 10 June 2009

CVE-2009-1698: Apple safari code injection vulnerability

Apple · Safari

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 initialize a pointer during handling of a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attr function call with a large numerical argument, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 8.5% · top 5.2% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
8.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
68References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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 does not initialize a pointer during handling of a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attr function call with a large numerical argument, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-apple-safari-remote-code.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/55006
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35588
http://secunia.com/advisories/36057
http://secunia.com/advisories/36062
http://secunia.com/advisories/36790
http://secunia.com/advisories/37746
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022345 Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1128.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504173/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504295/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35318
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-822-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-032/ Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9484
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-apple-safari-remote-code.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/55006
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1698), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.