Vulnerability · CVE-2010-1226
The HTTP client functionality in Apple iPhone OS 3.1 on the iPhone 2G and 3.1.3 on the iPhone 3GS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Safari, Mail, o…
Published Apr 1, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iphone os
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-1226. EPSS is 5.09%. 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
- Medium5.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 5.09%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe apple/iphone os
The HTTP client functionality in Apple iPhone OS 3.1 on the iPhone 2G and 3.1.3 on the iPhone 3GS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Safari, Mail, or Springboard crash) via a crafted innerHTML property of a DIV element, related to a "malformed character" issue.
Are you affected?
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- cpe apple/iphone os3.1
- cpe apple/iphone os3.1.3
How to fix CVE-2010-1226
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
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-2010-1226. EPSS is 5.09%. 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 3.1; apple/iphone os 3.1.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 5.09%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. 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.
Apr 1, 2010 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
The HTTP client functionality in Apple iPhone OS 3.1 on the iPhone 2G and 3.1.3 on the iPhone 3GS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Safari, Mail, or Springboard crash) via a crafted innerHTML property of a DIV element, related to a "malformed character" issue.
Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
The HTTP client functionality in Apple iPhone OS 3.1 on the iPhone 2G and 3.1.3 on the iPhone 3GS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Safari, Mail, or Springboard crash) via a crafted innerHTML property of a DIV element, related to a "malformed character" issue.
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2010-1226
The HTTP client functionality in Apple iPhone OS 3.1 on the iPhone 2G and 3.1.3 on the iPhone 3GS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Safari, Mail, or Springboard crash) via a crafted innerHTML property of a DIV element, related to a "malformed character" issue.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-1226
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-1226
30-day exploitation probability 5.09%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference11769
Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com
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.