CVE-2008-1589
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD
Safari on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 misinterprets a menu button press as user confirmation for visiting a web site with a (1) self-signed or (2) invalid certificate, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof web sites.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 1.2% (69th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1590)
- Published
- July 14, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1590 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / iphone
- apple / iphone
- apple / iphone
- apple / iphone
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / ipod touch
- apple / ipod touch
- apple / ipod touch
- apple / ipod touch
- apple / ipod touch
- apple / safari
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88676089/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000039.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43734
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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