VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-1698

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability8.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-06-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references