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CVE-2008-3950: apple iphone Numeric Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 16-09-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3950 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in apple iphone. EPSS estimates a 7.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 16-09-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.08% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
7.08%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoshardwareVerified

    Apple iOS 1.1.4/2.0 / iPod 1.1.4/2.0 touch Safari WebKit - 'alert()' Remote Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

4 links