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Vulnerability · CVE-2009-2206

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the AudioCodecs library in the CoreAudio component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, al…

Published Sep 10, 2009 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iphone os

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-2206. EPSS is 4.63%. 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
Medium6.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.63%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the AudioCodecs library in the CoreAudio component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AAC or (2) MP3 file, as demonstrated by a ringtone with malformed entries in the sample size table.

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 os<= 3.0.1

How to fix CVE-2009-2206

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-2009-2206. EPSS is 4.63%. 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-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 4.63%. 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.

  1. Sep 10, 2009 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the AudioCodecs library in the CoreAudio component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AAC or (2) MP3 file, as demonstrated by a ringtone with malformed entries in the sample size table.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the AudioCodecs library in the CoreAudio component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AAC or (2) MP3 file, as demonstrated by a ringtone with malformed entries in the sample size table.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2009-2206

    Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the AudioCodecs library in the CoreAudio component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (1) AAC or (2) MP3 file, as demonstrated by a ringtone with malformed entries in the sample size table.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-2206

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-2206

    30-day exploitation probability 4.63%

    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.