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CVE-2008-3623

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3623 is a heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Safari on Windows and iPhone OS, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted image due to improper color space handling. This vulnerability is highly severe with a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0837 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
secunia.com / advisories/32706
secunia.com / advisories/33179
support.apple.com / kb/HT3298
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3338
support.apple.com / kb/HT3639
securityfocus.com / bid/32291
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3444
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1621