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CVE-2008-4231

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-4231 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-11-25T23:30:00.437

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	apple	ipod_touch	*	No
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	*	No
Application	apple	safari	*	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.1	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/50028 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 ([email protected])
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504211/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021272 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/50028 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-23.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504211/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021272 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.