CVE-2008-3950 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.1% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Off-by-one error in the _web_drawInRect:withFont:ellipsis:alignment:measureOnly function in WebKit in Safari in Apple iPhone 1.1.4 and 2.0 and iPod touch 1.1.4 and 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a JavaScript alert call with an argument that lacks breakable characters and has a length that is a multiple of the memory page size, leading to an out-of-bounds read.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.08% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | iphone |
| apple | ipod touch |
| apple | safari |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple iOS 1.1.4/2.0 / iPod 1.1.4/2.0 touch Safari WebKit - 'alert()' Remote Denial of Service | 2008-09-12 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061
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