CVE-2008-0298 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Apple Safari 2.x by tricking users into visiting a crafted web page with specific STYLE attributes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0298?
CVE-2008-0298 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 16 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
KHTML WebKit as used in Apple Safari 2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a crafted web page, possibly involving a STYLE attribute of a DIV element.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-0298 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0298 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ff26-vg36-836j.