CVE-2008-1590

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 14, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-1590: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix