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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-4232

Safari in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.1 through 2.1 does not restrict an IFRAME's content display to the boundaries of the IFRAME, w…

Published Nov 25, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iphone os

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4232. EPSS is 2.16%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.16%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os

Safari in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.1 through 2.1 does not restrict an IFRAME's content display to the boundaries of the IFRAME, which allows remote attackers to spoof a user interface via a crafted HTML document.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.3
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.4
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.5
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0.2

How to fix CVE-2008-4232

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4232. EPSS is 2.16%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os 1.0; apple/iphone os 1.0.1; apple/iphone os 1.0.2; apple/iphone os 1.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 25, 2008 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Safari in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.1 through 2.1 does not restrict an IFRAME's content display to the boundaries of the IFRAME, which allows remote attackers to spoof a user interface via a crafted HTML document.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Safari in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.1 through 2.1 does not restrict an IFRAME's content display to the boundaries of the IFRAME, which allows remote attackers to spoof a user interface via a crafted HTML document.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-4232

    Safari in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.1 through 2.1 does not restrict an IFRAME's content display to the boundaries of the IFRAME, which allows remote attackers to spoof a user interface via a crafted HTML document.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-4232

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-4232

    30-day exploitation probability 2.16%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

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