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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari 3.0.3 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in Apple Safari 3.0.3 522.15.5, and other versions before Beta Update 3.0.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly have other unspecified impact by setting document.location.hash to a long string. NOTE: the crash might actually occur in the alert method.
The weakness was released 09/07/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4812 since 09/11/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115662 (Apple Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.4 for Windows Not Installed).
Upgrading to version 3.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (36621). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 3342, 3343, 3346 and 3344.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
06/25/2007 🔍06/25/2007 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2007-4812 (🔍)
X-Force: 36621
Vulnerability Center: 16900 - Apple Safari 3.0 - 3.0.3 Remote DoS by Setting Document.location.hash to a Long String, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26448 - Apple Safari for Windows Document.Location.Hash Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 43971 - Apple Safari document.location.hash String Handling Remote Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 12:18Updated: 04/23/2019 17:11
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (68), 04/23/2019 17:11 (6)
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