Record summary

CVE-2008-3950 has a selected CVSS score of 5.0; EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

Description

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.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Available material

Catalogued exploits
1

Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBApple iOS 1.1.4/2.0 / iPod 1.1.4/2.0 touch Safari WebKit - 'alert()' Remote Denial of ServiceExploitDB exploitby Nicolas EconomouNot analyzed1 file
ExploitDB

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