Is CVE-2008-1590 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1590 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1590?

CVE-2008-1590 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-1590

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 2.8% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1591)
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-2008-1591 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / iphone
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apple / iphone os
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apple / ipod touch
apple / ipod touch
apple / ipod touch
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apple / ipod touch
webkit / javascriptcore

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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