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CVE-2008-3950

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2008-09-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Apple SafariApple IphoneApple Ipod Touch

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References