CVE-2008-2317 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 14 Jul 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via heap corruption in Safari's JavaScript garbage collection.

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-2008-2317?

CVE-2008-2317 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Safari, 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2317?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Safari.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2317?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2317 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-2008-2317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wcv2-9mf4-j8wj.