CVE-2008-2317

N/A Unknown
Published: July 14, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494777/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-045/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43737
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494777/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-045/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43737
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

apple

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