Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1026
Integer overflow in the PCRE regular expression compiler (JavaScriptCore/pcre/pcre_compile.cpp) in Apple WebKit, as used in Safari before 3.1.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression with large, nested repetition counts, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1026
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 8.72%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 94 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1026
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-1026
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-1026
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Red Hat 2008-04-24Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of pcre as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490990/100/0/threaded
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3815
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Apr/msg00001.html
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http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-022
Patch
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41859
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28815
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1467
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019870
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1250/references
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Microsoft » Windows VistaWhen used together with: Microsoft » Windows Xp
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Microsoft » Windows VistaWhen used together with: Microsoft » Windows Xp