CVE-2008-2317
WebCore in Apple Safari does not properly perform garbage collection of JavaScript document elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) via a reference to the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
WebCore in Apple Safari does not properly perform garbage collection of JavaScript document elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) via a reference to the ownerNode property of a copied CSSStyleSheet object of a STYLE element, as originally demonstrated on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1590.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.70% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31074Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494777/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/referencesVendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-045/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43737
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31074Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494777/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/referencesVendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-045/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43737
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.