CVE-2008-4231

N/A Unknown
Published: November 25, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/50028
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504211/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021272
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/50028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504211/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021272
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.7%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

apple

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