Vulnerability · CVE-2009-2199
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms,…
Published Aug 12, 2009 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-2199. EPSS is 2.59%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.59%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe apple/safari
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to spoof domain names in URLs, and possibly conduct phishing attacks, via unspecified homoglyphs.
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/safari2.0
- cpe apple/safari2.0.0
- cpe apple/safari2.0.1
- cpe apple/safari2.0.2
- cpe apple/safari2.0.3
- cpe apple/safari2.0.4
- cpe apple/safari3.0
- cpe apple/safari<= 4.0.2
How to fix CVE-2009-2199
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
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-2009-2199. EPSS is 2.59%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 2.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.59%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 12, 2009 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to spoof domain names in URLs, and possibly conduct phishing attacks, via unspecified homoglyphs.
Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to spoof domain names in URLs, and possibly conduct phishing attacks, via unspecified homoglyphs.
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2009-2199
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to spoof domain names in URLs, and possibly conduct phishing attacks, via unspecified homoglyphs.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-2199
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-2199
30-day exploitation probability 2.59%
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.