CVE-2008-3623
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 8.3%EU EUVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in CoreGraphics in Apple Safari before 3.2 on Windows, in iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and in iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted image, related to improper handling of color spaces.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 8.3% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3609)
- Published
- November 17, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3609 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- apple / safari
- microsoft / windows
- microsoft / windows vista
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33179
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298(Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32291
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021225
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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