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CVE-2008-2317

WebCore in Apple Safari does not properly perform garbage collection of JavaScript document elements, which allows remote attackers to execu

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Summary

WebCore in Apple Safari does not properly perform garbage collection of JavaScript document elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) via a reference to the ownerNode property of a copied CSSStyleSheet object of a STYLE element, as originally demonstrated on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1590.

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Affected versions

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References 10

securityfocus.com

lists.apple.com

zerodayinitiative.com

secunia.com

support.apple.com

vupen.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com