PT-2008-5524 · Apple · Ios+2

Haifei Li · CVE-2008-4231 · Published 2008-11-25 · Updated 2022-08-09

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Safari versions 1.0 through 2.1 in Apple iPhone OS Safari versions 1.1 through 2.1 in iPhone OS for iPod touch

Description: The issue is related to the improper handling of HTML TABLE elements, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. This can result in memory corruption and application crash via a crafted HTML document.

Recommendations: For Safari versions 1.0 through 2.1 in Apple iPhone OS, update to a version that properly handles HTML TABLE elements to prevent code execution or denial of service. For Safari versions 1.1 through 2.1 in iPhone OS for iPod touch, update to a version that properly handles HTML TABLE elements to prevent code execution or denial of service.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4231

Affected Products

Safari

Ios

Ipod Touch

References · 14

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4231 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021272 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/504211/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://osvdb.org/50028 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32756 · Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32394 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 · Note