Is CVE-2010-1817 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1817 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1817?

CVE-2010-1817 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-1817

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in ImageIO in Apple iOS before 4.1 on the iPhone and iPod touch allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 3.3% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1837)
Published: September 9, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1837 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / iphone os
apple / iphone os
apple / ipod touch

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Sep/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4334(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61697(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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