Vulnerability CVE-2008-4231 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4231 (CCN-46762)

Assigned:

2008-11-21

Published:

2008-11-21

Updated:

2022-08-09

Summary:

Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 does not properly handle HTML TABLE elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4231

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2008-11-20

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
50028

Source: CCN
Type: SA32756
Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
32756

Source: CCN
Type: SA35379
Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
35379

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021272
Apple iPhone Safari Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof the Interface and Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 50028
Apple Safari on iPhone / iPod Touch HTML Table Element Handling Memory Corruption

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20090610 FortiGuard Advisory: Apple Safari Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
32394

Source: CCN
Type: BID-32394
Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021272

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-3232

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-1522

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-iphone-safari-code-execution(46762)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable