Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2009-1680

Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly clear the search history when it is cleared from the Setti…

Published Jun 19, 2009 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iphone os

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-1680. EPSS is 0.38%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.38%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os

Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly clear the search history when it is cleared from the Settings application, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the search history.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.3
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.4
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.5
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0.1

How to fix CVE-2009-1680

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-1680. EPSS is 0.38%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os 1.0.0; apple/iphone os 1.0.1; apple/iphone os 1.0.2; apple/iphone os 1.1.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. EPSS 0.38%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 19, 2009 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly clear the search history when it is cleared from the Settings application, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the search history.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly clear the search history when it is cleared from the Settings application, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the search history.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2009-1680

    Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly clear the search history when it is cleared from the Settings application, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the search history.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-1680

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-1680

    30-day exploitation probability 0.38%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.