PT-2008-3146 · Apple · Iphone+3

Published 2008-07-14 · Updated 2022-08-09 · CVE-2008-1590

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WebKit versions prior to 2.0 on Apple iPhone WebKit versions prior to 2.0 on iPod touch

Description The issue is related to improper runtime garbage collection in JavaScriptCore, which can lead to memory corruption. This can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash.

Recommendations For WebKit versions prior to 2.0 on Apple iPhone, update to version 2.0 or later. For WebKit versions prior to 2.0 on iPod touch, update to version 2.0 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1590

Affected Products

Javascriptcore

Webkit

Iphone

Ipod Touch

References · 6

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1590 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30186 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43738 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31074 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references · Note