CVE-2009-1725

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for...

9.3 High

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms; KHTML in kdelibs in KDE; QtWebKit (aka Qt toolkit); and possibly other products do not properly handle numeric character references, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

Exploit likelihood

6.19%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2009-1725
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-189
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-1725
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-1720 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-1720
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6h8h-64g5-rgv5 No score

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for...

Record: GHSA-6h8h-64g5-rgv5
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2009-1725
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`webkit` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 1.0.1-4+lenny2, plus listed versions 1.0.1-4	1.0.1-4+lenny2
`qt4-x11` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 4.4.3-1+lenny1, plus listed versions 4.4.3-1	4.4.3-1+lenny1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-1725 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Iphone Os, published July 9, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.19%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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