CVE-2008-1590 — 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

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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

Published Jul 14, 2008

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.84%

Description

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.

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.84% 0.02845

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02845

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.84% (0.02845)	86.20th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.84% (0.02845)	84.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.88% (0.01884)	81.96th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	2.95% (0.02952)	91.22th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 20, 2024	3.00% (0.03004)	91.04th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	3.03% (0.03031)	89.41th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.15% (0.04146)	86.08th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.15% (0.04146)	84.67th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.15% (0.04146)	68.31th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-399

References (5)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43738
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30186		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43738		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 14, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Mar 31, 2008

Link CVE-2008-1590

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-1590

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-1590