CVE-2008-3950 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...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 7.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apple iphone | = 1.1.4 | No fix listed |
| apple iphone | = 2.0 | No fix listed |
| apple ipod touch | = 1.1.4 | No fix listed |
| apple ipod touch | = 2.0 | No fix listed |
| apple Safari | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- 4264 third-party-advisory
- www.coresecurity.com patch
- 20080912 CORE-2008-0126: iPhone Safari JavaScript alert Denial of Service mailing-list
- 31061 patch vdb-entry