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CVE-2009-1701

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1701 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript DOM implementation of WebKit, affecting Apple Safari before version 4.0, iPhone OS, and iPod touch. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by manipulating a document.body element with specific XML containers. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is considered critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code is reported, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100 suggests significant potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0775 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
osvdb.org / 55008
secunia.com / advisories/35379
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43068
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
support.apple.com / kb/HT3613
PatchVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3639
securityfocus.com / archive/1/504172/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/35260
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/35325
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1522
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1621
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-09-033
Patch