CVE-2008-3950

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.

🔗 References (8)

• cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264
• cve@mitrehttp://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4264
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.coresecurity.com/content/iphone-safari-javascript-alert-denial-of-service
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496321/100/0/threaded
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31061