CVE-2008-3950

Apple iPhone 1.1.4, 2.0 and iPod touch 1.1.4, 2.0 - Denial of Service via JavaScript Alert Call

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-3950. PoCs published by Nicolas Economou.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial-of-service vulnerability in WebKit on iPhone and iPod touch devices by exponentially increasing a string variable until it crashes the Safari browser.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nicolas Economou · htmldoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32341

This exploit triggers a denial-of-service vulnerability in WebKit on iPhone and iPod touch devices by exponentially increasing a string variable until it crashes the Safari browser.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apple Safari on iPhone 1.1.4, 2.0 and iPod touch 1.1.4, 2.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using Safari on a vulnerable device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264

Scores

EPSS 0.0708
EPSS Percentile 93.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (5)
apple/iphone 1.1.4
apple/iphone 2.0
apple/ipod_touch 1.1.4
apple/ipod_touch 2.0
apple/safari
Published Sep 16, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026