CVE-2008-2001 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file:///%E2 link that triggers an out-of-bounds access, possibly due to a NULL pointer dereference.

Published: 2008-04-28

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1999	Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file:///%E2 link that triggers an out-of-bounds access, possibly due to a NULL pointer dereference.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01941.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://es.geocities.com/jplopezy/pruebasafari3.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3833
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491192/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1347
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41984

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Safari

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-28T18:21:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:41:00.264Z

Reserved: 2008-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2001

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-28T20:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:52:55.043

Link: CVE-2008-2001

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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