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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service	Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061	Patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1.4:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-09-16 16:00

Updated : 2018-10-11 13:50

NVD link : CVE-2008-3950

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3950

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-189

Numeric Errors

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Products Affected

apple

safari
ipod_touch
iphone

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