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CVE-2009-1690

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1690 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple Safari, iPhone OS, and Google Chrome, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through specially crafted HTML. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0_betaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

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
6.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0667 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 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 (3)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kdelibs-6:3.3.1-14.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kdelibs-6:3.5.4-22.el5_3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1690Critical

kdelibs: KHTML Incorrect handling <head> element content once the <head> element was removed (DoS, ACE)

Jun 25, 2009

References

labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
osvdb.org / 54990
secunia.com / advisories/35379
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36057
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36062
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36790
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37746
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43068
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11009
support.apple.com / kb/HT3613
PatchVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3639
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1950
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/35260
ExploitPatch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-822-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-836-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-857-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1522
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1621
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
Vendor Advisory