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.
CVE-2009-1698
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 9.3 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 8.5% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 9.3HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 9.3(low)
- EG Risk
- 50(Track)EG Risk 50/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity93% × 45%Exploitation8% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 8%
- EPSS %ILE
- 95%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 10, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (68)
- cve@mitrehttp://blog.zoller.lu/2009/05/advisory-apple-safari-remote-code.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/55006
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35379
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35588
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36057
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36062
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36790
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37746
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1022345
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | kdelibs5 (4:4.2.2-0ubuntu5.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libqt4-webkit (4.5.0-0ubuntu4.3) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libwebkit-dev (1.0.1-4ubuntu0.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13 | 2009-06-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3 | 2009-06-25 | redhat |
| debian:10 | kde4libs @ 4:4.3.0-1 | — | osv |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:5.0(4)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| kde4libs | 4:4.1.0-3 | 4:4.1.0-3+lenny1 | — |
| kdelibs | 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-0lenny1 | 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-0lenny2 | — |
| qt4-x11 | 4.4.3-1 | 4.4.3-1+lenny1 | — |
| webkit | 1.0.1-4 | 1.0.1-4+lenny2 | — |
Debian:4.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| kdelibs | 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8, 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch1 | 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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All Vendor Advisories
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Data Freshness Timeline
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