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ID

VAR-200901-0099


CVE

CVE-2008-5821


TITLE

WebKit of WebKit.dll Memory leak vulnerability

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-001645

DESCRIPTION

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. Apple Safari is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability that resides in the WebKit library. Remote attackers can exploit this issue to crash the affected browser, denial-of-service condition. Apple Safari 3.2 running on Microsoft Windows Vista is vulnerable; other versions running on different platforms may also be affected. Note (December 20, 2010): Safari on iOS 4.0.1 is also vulnerable. Safari is the web browser bundled by default in the Apple operating system

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sources: NVD: CVE-2008-5821 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-001645 // BID: 33080 // VULHUB: VHN-35946

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:applemodel:safariscope:eqversion:3.2

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vendor:applemodel:mobile safariscope:eqversion:0

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sources: BID: 33080 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-001645 // CNNVD: CNNVD-200901-016 // NVD: CVE-2008-5821

CVSS

SEVERITY

CVSSV2

CVSSV3

nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2008-5821
value: MEDIUM

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NVD: CVE-2008-5821
value: MEDIUM

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CNNVD: CNNVD-200901-016
value: MEDIUM

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VULHUB: VHN-35946
value: MEDIUM

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2008-5821
severity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 5.0
vectorString: AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: LOW
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: PARTIAL
exploitabilityScore: 10.0
impactScore: 2.9
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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VULHUB: VHN-35946
severity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 5.0
vectorString: AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: LOW
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: PARTIAL
exploitabilityScore: 10.0
impactScore: 2.9
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-35946 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-001645 // CNNVD: CNNVD-200901-016 // NVD: CVE-2008-5821

PROBLEMTYPE DATA

problemtype:CWE-399

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-35946 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-001645 // NVD: CVE-2008-5821

THREAT TYPE

remote

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-200901-016

TYPE

resource management error

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-200901-016

CONFIGURATIONS

sources:
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-001645

EXPLOIT AVAILABILITY
sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-35946

PATCH
title:Top Pageurl:http://www.apple.com/safari/
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sources:
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-001645

EXTERNAL IDS
db:NVDid:CVE-2008-5821
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db:BIDid:33080
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db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2009-001645
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db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200901-016
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db:XFid:47724
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db:SEEBUGid:SSVID-85973
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db:SEEBUGid:SSVID-85974
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db:EXPLOIT-DBid:32694
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db:EXPLOIT-DBid:32695
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db:EXPLOIT-DBid:12408
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db:VULHUBid:VHN-35946
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-35946 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 33080 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-001645 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-200901-016 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2008-5821

REFERENCES
url:http://jbrownsec.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-year-research-are-upon-us.html
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url:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33080
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url:http://packetstormsecurity.org/0812-exploits/safari_webkit_ml.txt
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url:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47724
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url:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2008-5821
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url:http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnid=cve-2008-5821
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url:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47724
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url:http://www.apple.com/safari/
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-35946 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 33080 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2009-001645 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-200901-016 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2008-5821

CREDITS
Jeremy Brown
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sources:
            
            
            BID: 33080 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-200901-016

SOURCES
db:VULHUBid:VHN-35946
db:BIDid:33080
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2009-001645
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200901-016
db:NVDid:CVE-2008-5821

LAST UPDATE DATE
2025-04-10T23:12:57.238000+00:00

SOURCES UPDATE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-35946date:2017-08-08T00:00:00
db:BIDid:33080date:2015-04-13T21:12:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2009-001645date:2009-07-08T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200901-016date:2009-01-10T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2008-5821date:2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

SOURCES RELEASE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-35946date:2009-01-02T00:00:00
db:BIDid:33080date:2009-01-01T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2009-001645date:2009-07-08T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200901-016date:2009-01-02T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2008-5821date:2009-01-02T19:30:00.377