CVE-2009-1683

The Telephony component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reset) via a crafted ICMP echo request, which triggers an assertion error related to a "logic issue."

Published: 2009-06-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1683 is rated Moderate Risk (62/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.88%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1683

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.83% 2.88% +1.04%
2 2025-11-08 1.71% 1.83% +0.12%
3 2025-03-30 1.71%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1683

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1683

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1683

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple iphone_os 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1683

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