Is CVE-2008-2001 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2001 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2001?

CVE-2008-2001 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-2001

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file:///%E2 link that triggers an out-of-bounds access, possibly due to a NULL pointer dereference.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 1.9% (80th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1999)
Published: April 28, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1999 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / safari

References

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

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