CVE-2008-4231
Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 does not properly handle HTML TABLE elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 does not properly handle HTML TABLE elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.85% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- apple/safari · apple/iphone os
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/50028
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
- http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504211/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021272
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/50028
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
- http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504211/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021272
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.