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TI-2009-01613 Aliases CVE-2009-1698GHSA-g539-5hv9-9m5x

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08462 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 48

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3 417.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3 417.9VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3 417.9.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3 417.9.3VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.9.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.3:417.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 417.9.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 38 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0bVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1 betaVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1bVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2bVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3bVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4bVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0bVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0b Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 beta Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1b Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2b Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3b Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4b Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0b Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:1128 Released 2009-06-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    kdelibs security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13, kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13.i386, kdelibs-devel-6:3.1.3-6.13 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13, kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13.i386, kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13, kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13.i386, kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13, kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13.i386, kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.13.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2009:1127 Released 2009-06-25 · Red Hat rating Critical
    kdelibs security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3, kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3.i386, kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4.i386, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3, kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3.i386, kdelibs-apidocs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3, kdelibs-devel-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3, kdelibs-devel-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4.i386, kdelibs-devel-6:3.3.1-14.el4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4.i386, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4.i386, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1127

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1698
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g539-5hv9-9m5x
  3. 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
  4. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  5. 2026-10-29 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Patch 4

Advisory 12

Other 6

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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