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CVE-2008-1590

JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly...

6.8 Medium

JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly perform runtime garbage collection, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2317.

Exploit likelihood

2.84%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.8

JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly perform runtime garbage collection, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2317.

Record
CVE-2008-1590
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly perform runtime garbage collection, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2317.

Record
CVE-2008-1590
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1591No score

JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly perform runtime garbage collection, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2317.

Record
EUVD-2008-1591
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv73-f6f8-rcwpNo score

JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly...

JavaScriptCore in WebKit on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 does not properly perform runtime garbage collection, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2317.

Record
GHSA-mv73-f6f8-rcwp
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2008-1590 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Webkit Javascriptcore, published July 14, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.84%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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