CVE-2008-2317

Description

WebCore in Apple Safari does not properly perform garbage collection of JavaScript document elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) via a reference to the ownerNode property of a copied CSSStyleSheet object of a STYLE element, as originally demonstrated on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1590.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.24% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494777/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-045/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43737 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2317?
CVE-2008-2317 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2317?
To fix CVE-2008-2317, 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-2008-2317 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2317 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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