Apple iPod touch and Apple iPhone runtime garbage code execution
| ipod-iphone-garbage-code-execution (43738) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple iPod touch and Apple iPhone could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption error in JavaScriptCore when handling runtime garbage collection. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple iPod touch (2.0 or later) or Apple iPhone (2.0 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About the security content of iPhone v2.0 and iPod touch v2.0.
- Apple Web site: iPod touch.
- Apple Web site: iPhone.
- BID-30186: Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Prior to Version 2.0 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1590: 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.
- SA31074: Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2094: Apple iPhone and iPod touch Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple iPhone 1.0
- Apple iPhone 1.0.1
- Apple iPhone 1.0.2
- Apple iPhone 1.1.1
- Apple iPhone 1.1.2
- Apple iPhone 1.1.3
- Apple iPhone 1.1.4
- Apple iPod touch 1.1
- Apple iPod touch 1.1.1
- Apple iPod touch 1.1.2
- Apple iPod touch 1.1.3
- Apple iPod touch 1.1.4
Reported:
Jul 11, 2008
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