FKIE_CVE-2008-3950

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-16 23:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-servicePatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-servicePatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple iphone 1.1.4
apple iphone 2.0
apple ipod_touch 1.1.4
apple ipod_touch 2.0
apple safari *
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