CVE-2008-3950
N/A
Published: September 16, 2008 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorSafariiPod TouchiPhone
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-serviceMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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