CVE-2008-1026
Integer overflow in the PCRE regular expression compiler (JavaScriptCore/pcre/pcre_compile.cpp)...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1026- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1026- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1037 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1037- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8jx-f436-2vp7 No score
Integer overflow in the PCRE regular expression compiler (JavaScriptCore/pcre/pcre_compile.cpp)...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x8jx-f436-2vp7- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1026 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Safari, published April 17, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.75%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/kb/HT1467
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41859
secunia.com/advisories/29846
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Apr/msg00001.html
securitytracker.com/id?1019870
securityfocus.com/bid/28815
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securityreason.com/securityalert/3815
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-022
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1026
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8jx-f436-2vp7