CVE-2008-3623

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in CoreGraphics in Apple Safari before 3.2 on Windows, in iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and in iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted image, related to improper handling of color spaces.

Affected products

Apple Safari: through 3.1.2; 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.0-beta, 1.0-beta2, 1.0.3 (+30)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
http://secunia.com/advisories/33179
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32291
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021225
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444

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