National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4231

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-1522

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1021272

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021272

External Source: BID

Name: 32394

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20090610 FortiGuard Advisory: Apple Safari Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504211/100/0/threaded

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-3232

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/3232

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html

Hyperlink:http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613

Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 35379

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35379

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32756

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32756

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 50028

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/50028

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2008-11-20

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html