CVE-2008-2000 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Apple Safari by tricking users into visiting a webpage with JavaScript that causes an infinite loop.
- 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-2008-2000?
CVE-2008-2000 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 28 Apr 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
Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that calls document.write in an infinite loop.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2000?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2000 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-2008-2000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m39r-vmgh-2hwm.