CVE-2008-0298

Safari 2.x - Denial of Service via Crafted Web Page

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0298. PoCs published by David Barroso.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This HTML file exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apple Safari 2 on Mac OS X by triggering a crash through malformed table elements within a hidden div. The exploit requires no user interaction beyond rendering the page.

Description

KHTML WebKit as used in Apple Safari 2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a crafted web page, possibly involving a STYLE attribute of a DIV element.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by David Barroso · htmldososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31021

This HTML file exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apple Safari 2 on Mac OS X by triggering a crash through malformed table elements within a hidden div. The exploit requires no user interaction beyond rendering the page.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apple Safari 2 on Mac OS X
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious HTML file in Safari 2
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39635
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486202/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3549
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27261

Scores

EPSS 0.0326
EPSS Percentile 86.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (5)
apple/safari 2.0
apple/safari 2.0.1
apple/safari 2.0.2
apple/safari 2.0.3
apple/safari 2.0.4
Published Jan 16, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026