CVE-2009-1699: apple iphone_os
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-1699 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 29.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 10-06-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The XSL stylesheet implementation in 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 properly handle XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by a file:///etc/passwd URL in an entity declaration, related to an "XXE attack."
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
29.10%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 29.10% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
5 foundApple Safari 3.2.x - XML External Entity Local File Theft
Maturity: weaponized
Exploit Reference (scary.beasts.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL8.10 | 9.04
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL11.2 | 11.3
3 vendors · 4 products
References
17 links- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEBroken LinkMailing ListPatch
Show all 17 references
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing List
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing List
- scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/apples-safari-4-fixes-local-file-theft.htmlX Refsource MISCExploit