FKIE_CVE-2007-2163

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-04-22 19:19 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:39
Severity
Summary
Apple Safari allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threaded
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple safari *
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  "id": "CVE-2007-2163",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:39:03.473",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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