CVE-2008-0729

Public Exploit

Description

Mobile Safari on Apple iPhone 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and device crash) via certain JavaScript code that constructs a long string and an array containing long string elements, possibly a related issue to CVE-2006-3677. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.98% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39998 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487607/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4978 exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3630 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492225/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27442 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0729?
CVE-2008-0729 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0729?
To fix CVE-2008-0729, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0729 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0729 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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