Buffer overflow in Apple Safari
CVE-2008-3623
Heap-based buffer overflow in CoreGraphics in Apple Safari before 3.2 on Windows, in iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and in iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted image, related to improper handling of color spaces.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.083 (94.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.084 · newest: 0.083 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apple Safari — versions 0.8, 0.9, 1.0
- Microsoft Windows — versions xp
- Microsoft Windows Vista
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33179 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32706 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32291 (vdb-entry)