Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-3950 (CCN-45106)

Assigned:2008-09-11
Published:2008-09-11
Updated:2018-10-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-189
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-3950

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
4264

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
Apple - iPhone

Source: CCN
Type: CORE-2008-0603
iPhone Safari JavaScript alert Denial of Service

Source: MISC
Type: Patch
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 48240
Apple Safari on iPhone / iPod WebKit _web_drawInRect:withFont:ellipsis:alignment:measureOnly Function Crafted JavaScript Alert Call DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080912 CORE-2008-0126: iPhone Safari JavaScript alert Denial of Service

Source: BID
Type: Patch
31061

Source: CCN
Type: BID-31061
Apple iPhone and iPod touch Safari WebKit 'alert()' Function Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
iphone-ipod-alert-dos(45106)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple iphone 1.1.4
    apple iphone 2.0
    apple ipod touch 1.1.4
    apple ipod touch 2.0
    apple safari *
    apple iphone 1.1.4
    apple ipod touch 1.1.4
    apple ipod touch 2.0
    apple iphone 2.0