CVE - CVE-2008-3950

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3950	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:31061 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061 BUGTRAQ:20080912 CORE-2008-0126: iPhone Safari JavaScript alert Denial of Service URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded MISC:http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service SREASON:4264 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080905	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080905)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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