Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4231
CVE-2008-4231
Description
Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 does not properly handle HTML TABLE elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.
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Affected products
16- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.0 - 2.1
- Range: 1.1 - 2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3318nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/50028nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32756nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35379nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3613nvd
- www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504211/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522nvd
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