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CVE-2008-39501 exploit

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…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.1%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-32341 Apple iOS 1.1.4/2.0 / iPod 1.1.4/2.0 touch Safari WebKit - 'alert()' Remote Denial of Service · dos · 2008-09-12

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/31061 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • coresecurity.com /content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/4264 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred

Sources

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