CVE-2008-1590 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the application via memory corruption in WebKit on older iOS devices.
- 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-2008-1590?
CVE-2008-1590 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 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
JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly perform runtime garbage collection, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2317.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webkit Javascriptcore.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1590?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-1590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv73-f6f8-rcwp.