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CVE-2008-5821

Memory leak in WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used by Apple Safari 3.2 on Windows Vist...

Medium CVSS 5.0

Overview

Memory leak in WebKit.dll in WebKit, as used by Apple Safari 3.2 on Windows Vista SP1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and browser crash) via a long ALINK attribute in a BODY element in an HTML document.

CWE: CWE-399 Published: 2009-01-02T19:30:00.377
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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