CVE-2008-4231 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2008-4231?

CVE-2008-4231 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 25 Nov 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4231?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Safari.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4231 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-2008-4231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-66x6-fmcf-6c88.