WebCore in Apple Safari does not properly perform garbage collection of JavaScript…
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07704 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.4 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.4 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Running on | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.4 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.4 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Running on ·Apple
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2317
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcv2-9mf4-j8wj
References
More Apple Safari vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-28228 Use after free in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-22512 Memory corruption in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-12953 Memory corruption in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-05957 Improper input validation in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-29863 Apple Safari: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-2317 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2317 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wcv2-9mf4-j8wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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