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title: "CVE-2008-2307\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-2307

Publication date 23 June 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 3.1.2, as
distributed in Mac OS X before 10.5.4, and standalone for Windows and Mac
OS X 10.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors involving
JavaScript arrays that trigger memory corruption.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2307?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| webkit | 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2307?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

qt4-x11 doesn't look vulnerable (code is different)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| webkit | * Upstream:   <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/34204> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2307)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2307)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-2307)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2307)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2307>