WebKit before r41741, as used in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, Safari, and other software, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reset) via a web page containing an HTMLSelectElement object with a large length attribute, related to the length property of a Select object.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1692 is rated Moderate Risk (59.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.24%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 4.27% | 4.24% | -0.03% |
| 2 | 2025-09-15 | 4.00% | 4.27% | +0.27% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 4.00% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2009-1692 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (qt4-x11, webkit), 18 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): not-affected 10, ignored 5, needs-triage 2, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1692 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | — | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |