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7.1
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-1586
Apple iPhone OS Raw Image Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

ImageIO in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and device reset) via a crafted TIFF image.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 25, 2008, 11:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1586 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple iphone_os
2 Apple ipod_touch
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in the handling of TIFF images may allow for a denial of service.
  • Update the affected components.
  • Reboot the device if required.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1586.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/50023
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021270
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/50023
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021270
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1586 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1586 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1586 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1586 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/50023
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021270
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.47 }} -0.18%

score

0.79801

percentile