Off-by-one error in the _web_drawInRect:withFont:ellipsis:alignment:measureOnly function…
Priority LOW 33CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07084 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·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-2008-3950
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rg6c-5mr3-37m9
References
More Apple Iphone vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03478 Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple iPod touch 1.1 through 2.0.2, and iPhone… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-03642 Apple iPhone 1.1.1, with Bluetooth enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-06859 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2007-03644 Mail in Apple iPhone 1.1.1 allows remote user-assisted attackers to force the iPhone user… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2007-03643 Mail in Apple iPhone 1.1.1, when using SSL, does not warn the user when the mail server… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2008-00025 Unspecified vulnerability in Passcode Lock in Apple iPhone 1.0 through 1.1.2 allows users… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2008-3950 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3950 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rg6c-5mr3-37m9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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