CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
---|---|---|
9.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 11/21/2008. The weakness was shared 11/21/2008 by Haifei Li (Shadow) with Mozilla Corporation (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4231 since 09/24/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39338 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46762) and Tenable (39338). The entries 30600, 43511, 43510 and 43183 are related to this item.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Support
- end of life
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0
VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
AV | AC | Au | C | I | A |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
---|---|---|---|---|
Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
Nessus ID: 39338
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍
Timeline
09/24/2008 🔍11/20/2008 🔍
11/20/2008 🔍
11/21/2008 🔍
11/21/2008 🔍
11/21/2008 🔍
11/21/2008 🔍
11/25/2008 🔍
03/22/2009 🔍
06/08/2009 🔍
06/09/2009 🔍
06/09/2009 🔍
03/17/2015 🔍
08/30/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Haifei Li (Shadow)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2008-4231 (🔍)
X-Force: 46762
SecurityTracker: 1021272
Vulnerability Center: 21321 - Apple iPhone 1.0-2.1 and iPod Touch 1.1-2.1 HTML TABLE Elements Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 32394 - Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35379 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50028 - Apple Safari on iPhone / iPod Touch HTML Table Element Handling Memory Corruption
Vupen: ADV-2008-3232
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/30/2019 21:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (83), 08/30/2019 21:14 (3)
Complete: 🔍
No comments yet. Languages: en.
Please log in to comment.