CVE-2008-1026

Description

Integer overflow in the PCRE regular expression compiler (JavaScriptCore/pcre/pcre_compile.cpp) in Apple WebKit, as used in Safari before 3.1.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression with large, nested repetition counts, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.79% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1467 patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41859 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29846 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Apr/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019870 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28815 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490990/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3815 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1250/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074 third party advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-022 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1026?
CVE-2008-1026 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1026?
To fix CVE-2008-1026, 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-2008-1026 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1026 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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