CVE-2008-3950

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.
Configurations

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AND
OR cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:50

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264 - () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264 -
References () http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service - Patch () http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service - Patch
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061 - Patch () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061 - Patch

Information

Published : 2008-09-16 23:00

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:50


NVD link : CVE-2008-3950

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3950

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3950


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Products Affected

apple

  • iphone
  • safari
  • ipod_touch
CWE
CWE-189

Numeric Errors