CVE-2008-5821 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Memory leak in WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used by Apple Safari 3.2 on Windows Vista SP1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and browser crash) via a long ALINK attribute in a BODY element in an HTML document.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.92% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | safari |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Safari 4.0.5 (531.22.7) - Denial of Service | 2010-04-26 |
| exploit-db | Apple Safari 3.2 WebKit - 'alink' Property Memory Leak Remote Denial of Service (1) | 2009-01-01 |
| exploit-db | Apple Safari 3.2 WebKit - 'alink' Property Memory Leak Remote Denial of Service (2) | 2009-01-01 |
References
- http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-research-are-upon-us.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0812-exploits/safari_webkit_ml.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33080
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47724
- http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-research-are-upon-us.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0812-exploits/safari_webkit_ml.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33080
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47724
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