Integer signedness error in Safari on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or
Integer signedness error in Safari on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving JavaScript array indices that trigger an out-of-bounds access, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2307.
- Published
- Jul 14, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 13.0% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-189
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Action score
44
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 13.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apple | iphone | cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone |
| apple | ipod touch | cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch |
| apple | iphone os | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os |
| apple | safari | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apple safariall versions
Same product
apple: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-3632Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple iPod touch 1.1 through 2.0.2, and iPhone 1.0 through 2.0.2, allows remote attackers to execu39Monitor
- CVE-2008-2317WebCore in Apple Safari does not properly perform garbage collection of JavaScript document elements, which allows remote attackers to execu39Monitor
- CVE-2007-3753Apple iPhone 1.1.1, with Bluetooth enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and31Monitor
- CVE-2008-0729Mobile Safari on Apple iPhone 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and device crash) via 30Monitor
- CVE-2008-1590JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly perform runtime garbage collection, which al28Monitor
- CVE-2007-3759Safari in Apple iPhone 1.1.1, when requested to disable Javascript, does not disable it until Safari is restarted, which might leave Safari 27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2008-07-11 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- First PoC-4 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6652 d
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Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-189 · Numeric ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
- secunia.com/advisories/31074
- secunia.com/advisories/32706
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43736
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.