MEDIUM
Apple Safari allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/
Published Apr 22, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.08%
Description
Apple Safari allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.08% 0.01084
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01084
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01084) | 63.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01084) | 60.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00436) | 60.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 71.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 68.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 66.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 64.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 62.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 22, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 22, 2007
Link CVE-2007-2163
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a