Unscored severity · published Jun 10, 2009
CVE-2009-1698
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…
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CVSS
8.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.5% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.1.0; 1.1.1; 1.1.2; +25 more · source: NVD
IT
Ipod Touch · Apple
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
through 3.2.2; 2.0; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.0.3; +23 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1698
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1698
blog.zoller.lu
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-apple-safari-remote-code.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35588
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36057
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36062
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