CVE-2008-0729
Mobile Safari on Apple iPhone 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and device crash) via certain JavaScript code that constructs a long string and an array containing long string elements, possibly a…
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A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Mobile Safari on Apple iPhone 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and device crash) via certain JavaScript code that constructs a long string and an array containing long string elements, possibly a related issue to CVE-2006-3677. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 8.07% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 January 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- apple/mobile safari
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 8.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3630
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487607/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492225/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27442Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39998
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4978
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3630
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487607/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492225/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27442Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39998
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4978
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