CVE-2008-3632

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple iPod touch 1.1 through 2.0.2, and iPhone 1.0 through 2.0.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a web page with crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) import statements.

Published: 2008-09-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3632 is rated High Risk (67.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.57%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3632

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-16 12.99% 10.57% -2.43%
2 2025-04-15 3.75% 12.99% +9.24%
3 2025-03-30 3.75%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3632

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3632

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3632

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-3632 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (qt4-x11, webkit), 22 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): not-affected 15, DNE 2, ignored 2, needs-triage 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3632

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3632

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple iphone 1.1 cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone 2.0 cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 1.1 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 2.0 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3632

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00003.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00004.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31823 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31900 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32099 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32860
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3026 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3129 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31092 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020847
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-676-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2525 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2558 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Patch Vendor Advisory
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