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CVE-2009-2206

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2206 describes multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the AudioCodecs library within Apple's CoreAudio component, affecting iPhone OS before 3.1 and iPod touch OS before 3.1.1. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through crafted AAC or MP3 files, such as a malicious ringtone. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it represents a medium severity risk, requiring moderate attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0463 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 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 0.0 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/Sep/msg00001.html
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36677
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/53180
support.apple.com / kb/HT3860
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/506464/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/36338
securitytracker.com / id
trapkit.de / advisories/TKADV2009-007.txt
Exploit