CVE-2008-1026 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the PCRE regular expression compiler within Apple WebKit, affecting Safari versions prior to 3.1.1 and various Apple and Microsoft operating systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious regular expression with large, nested repetition counts, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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