MEDIUM
WebKit: DoS via JavaScript that calls document.write in an infinite loop
Published Apr 28, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.31%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that calls document.write in an infinite loop.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
1.31% 0.01309
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01309
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 | 1.31% (0.01309) | 69.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.31% (0.01309) | 66.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 70.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 7.70% (0.07701) | 94.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.13% (0.12132) | 95.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 15.82% (0.15819) | 96.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 15.30% (0.15297) | 95.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 14.33% (0.14332) | 94.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://es.geocities.com/jplopezy/pruebasafari3.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3833 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491192/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1347 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2000 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445362 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41985 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2000
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2000
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://es.geocities.com/jplopezy/pruebasafari3.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3833 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491192/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1347 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2000 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445362 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41985 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2000 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2000 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 28, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 28, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2000
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a