Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-3950
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3950
5.54%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 93 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3950
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-3950
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-3950
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