CVE-2008-5821 describes a memory leak vulnerability in WebKit.dll, affecting Apple Safari 3.2 on Windows Vista SP1. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a long ALINK attribute within a BODY element in an HTML document, leading to memory exhaustion and browser crashes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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