Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4231. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116453 (Apple Safari 4.0 Not Installed).

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), Tenable (39338), SecurityFocus (BID 32394†), OSVDB (50028†) and Secunia (SA35379†). The entries VDB-30600, VDB-43511, VDB-43510 and VDB-43183 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 39338
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Haifei Li (Shadow)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45184
X-Force: 46762
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
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
Vupen: ADV-2008-3232

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 04/13/2025 00:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (83), 08/30/2019 21:14 (3), 04/13/2025 00:26 (18)
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