CVE-2009-1686

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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 properly handle constant (aka const) declarations in a type-conversion operation during JavaScript exception handling, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 10, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-1686: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix