CVE-2008-3950
First published: Tue Sep 16 2008(Updated: )
Off-by-one error in the _web_drawInRect:withFont:ellipsis:alignment:measureOnly function in WebKit in Safari in Apple iPhone 1.1.4 and 2.0 and iPod touch 1.1.4 and 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a JavaScript alert call with an argument that lacks breakable characters and has a length that is a multiple of the memory page size, leading to an out-of-bounds read.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone | =1.1.4 | |
| Apple iPhone | =2.0 | |
| Apple iPod touch | =1.1.4 | |
| Apple iPod touch | =2.0 | |
| Apple Safari |
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