Apple Safari prior 3.1.0b memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.4 on Windows allow remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service (application crash), or obtain sensitive information via a crafted directory listing in a reply.

The weakness was presented 11/12/2009 by Michal Zalewski with Google Inc. as HT3949 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3384. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/27/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42295 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116716 (Fedora Update for qt (FEDORA-2009-11488, FEDORA-2009-11491)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54241) and Tenable (42295). See 4052, 50807, 50806 and 50805 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 42295
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)
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OpenVAS ID: 66263
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 12 FEDORA-2009-11487 (qt)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3949
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3384 (🔍)
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X-Force: 54241
Vulnerability Center: 24135 - Apple Safari < 4.0.4 WebKit Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via Crafted FTP Directory, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36995 - WebKit Multiple Remote Code Execution, Denial of Service, and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 59943 - Apple Safari WebKit FTP Directory Listing Handling Arbitrary Code Execution

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/27/2021 20:06
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/17/2017 11:22 (10), 08/27/2021 19:58 (3), 08/27/2021 20:06 (1)
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