CVE-2008-1026
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-1026 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-04-17 19:05:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Integer overflow in the PCRE regular expression compiler (JavaScriptCore/pcre/pcre_compile.cpp) in Apple WebKit, as used in Safari before 3.1.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression with large, nested repetition counts, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | 10.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | 10.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X Server | 10.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X Server | 10.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Safari | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLE-SA-2008-07-11 iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch 2.0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| SecurityReason - Apple Safari WebKit PCRE Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Apple Safari WebKit JavaScript Regular Expression Repetition Counts Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Zero Day Initiative | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.zerodayinitiative.com | Patch |
| About the security content of Safari 3.1.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | Patch |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2008-04-16 Safari 3.1.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Safari WebKit Bug in Processing JavaScript Regular Expressions Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2008-04-24 | Mark J Cox | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of pcre as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.