Apple Safari up to 3.1.1 on Windows Javascript Array resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 3.1.1 on Windows (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Javascript Array Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 06/19/2008. The weakness was published 06/20/2008 by James Urquhart as HT2092 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2307 since 05/18/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33458 (Fedora 8 : WebKit-1.0.0-0.10.svn34655.fc8 (2008-6220)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115816 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2008-06-19)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6146.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43221) and Tenable (33458). Similar entries are available at 3738 and 3739.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 33458
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : WebKit-1.0.0-0.10.svn34655.fc8 (2008-6220)
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OpenVAS ID: 860195
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT2092
Researcher: James Urquhart
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2307 (🔍)
X-Force: 43221
SecurityTracker: 1020330
Vulnerability Center: 18654 - Apple Safari <3.1.2 WebKit Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Related to JavaScript Arrays, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29836 - Apple Safari WebKit JavaScript Arrays Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 30992
OSVDB: 46502 - Apple Safari WebKit JavaScript Array Handling Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution
Vupen: ADV-2008-1980

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Created: 06/20/2008 12:01
Updated: 08/12/2019 06:17
Changes: 06/20/2008 12:01 (100), 08/12/2019 06:17 (2)
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