Is CVE-2008-5821 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5821 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5821?

CVE-2008-5821 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5821

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD

Memory leak in WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used by Apple Safari 3.2 on Windows Vista SP1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and browser crash) via a long ALINK attribute in a BODY element in an HTML document.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 3.9% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5791)
Published: January 2, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5791 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / safari
microsoft / windows vista

References

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

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