CVE-2009-3271

Apple Safari on iPhone OS 3.0.1 - Denial of Service via Long tel: URL in IFRAME SRC Attribute

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3271. PoCs published by cloud.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a DoS condition in Apple Safari on iPhone by generating an excessively long 'tel:' URI, causing the browser to crash. The PoC uses a simple PHP script to create a large string of 'A' characters and embeds it in an iframe.

Description

Apple Safari on iPhone OS 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long tel: URL in the SRC attribute of an IFRAME element.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by cloud · phpdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9666

This exploit triggers a DoS condition in Apple Safari on iPhone by generating an excessively long 'tel:' URI, causing the browser to crash. The PoC uses a simple PHP script to create a large string of 'A' characters and embeds it in an iframe.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apple Safari on iPhone OS 3.0.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit the malicious page using Safari on a vulnerable iPhone
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36386
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9666
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53251

Scores

EPSS 0.0421
EPSS Percentile 89.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os 3.0.1
apple/safari
Published Sep 21, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026