VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-1010
Buffer overflow in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted regular expressions in JavaScript.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.61%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted regular expressions in JavaScript.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.61% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307563
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00000.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29924
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28290
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28338
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019654
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0920/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41321
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00402.html
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307563
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00000.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29924
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28290
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28338
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019654
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0920/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41321
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00402.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.