CVE-2008-3950
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.071 · 94 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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exploits (1)
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affected products (6)
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also known as (2)
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references (8)
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- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264enisa_euvd
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-serviceenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264nvd
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-servicePatchnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threadednvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061Patchnvd
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