Apple Safari up to 4.0.1 Numeric Page Reference numeric error

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Numeric Page Reference Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.2, as used on iPhone OS before 3.1, iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and other platforms; KHTML in kdelibs in KDE; QtWebKit (aka Qt toolkit); and possibly other products do not properly handle numeric character references, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document.

The weakness was released 07/09/2009 by Chris Evans as HT3666 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1725 since 05/20/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40680 (Fedora 11 : qt-4.5.2-2.fc11 (2009-8800)), 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 116496 (Apple Safari 4.0.2 Not Installed).

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 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51610) and Tenable (40680). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 3995.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 40680
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : qt-4.5.2-2.fc11 (2009-8800)
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OpenVAS ID: 66264
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-11488 (qt)
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Patch: support.apple.com

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3666
Researcher: Chris Evans
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1725 (🔍)
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X-Force: 51610
SecurityTracker: 1022526 - Apple Safari WebKit Bug in Procesing Numeric Character References Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 22821 - Apple Safari Prior to 4.0.2 Webkit Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35607 - WebKit Numeric Character References Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 36347 - Fedora update for qt, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 55739 - Apple Safari WebKit Numeric Character References Handling Memory Corruption
Vupen: ADV-2009-1827

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Created: 07/20/2009 08:51
Updated: 03/17/2021 11:15
Changes: 07/20/2009 08:51 (89), 04/13/2017 12:27 (13), 03/17/2021 11:15 (3)
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