Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2317
CVE-2008-2317
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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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0
- Range: <2.0
- Range: <2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31074nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3298nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32706nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494777/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186nvd
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-045/nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43737nvd
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