TI-2008-05527 Aliases CVE-2008-5821 GHSA-j9x2-w3ff-pqpp

Memory leak in WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used by Apple Safari 3.2 on Windows Vista SP1…

LOW 29CWE-399Published 2009-01-02 · Updated 2024-08-07

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-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Memory leak in WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used by Apple Safari 3.2 on Windows Vista SP1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and browser crash) via a long ALINK attribute in a BODY element in an HTML document.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03917 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2:::::::*	3.2	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1::::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5821
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j9x2-w3ff-pqpp
2026-10-04 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 1

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0812-exploits/safari_webkit_ml.txt

Other 1

http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-research-are-upon-us.html

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

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Sources

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