CVE-2008-1590

critical

Description

JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly perform runtime garbage collection, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2317.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43738

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186

http://secunia.com/advisories/31074

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-07-14

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01884