Apple Safari up to 5.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple Safari up to 5.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.1 on Mac OS X 10.4; and webkitgtk before 1.2.6; does not properly handle dynamic modification of a text node, 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 shared 07/30/2010 by Natalie Silvanovich (team509) with University of Szeged (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1783. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/21/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52620 (Debian DSA-2188-1 : webkit - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155514 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for WebKitGTK(ELSA-2011-0177)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10064.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (52620). The entries 4171, 4317, 55662 and 55661 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 52620
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2188-1 : webkit - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2188-1 (webkit)
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: DSA-2188⛔
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (team509)
Organization: University of Szeged
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1783 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 26643 - Apple Safari < 5.0.1 Remote Code Execution or DoS via a Crafted HTML Document, Medium
SecurityFocus: 42020 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 5.0.1 and 4.1.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 41856

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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/21/2021 11:38
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (59), 03/01/2017 16:10 (12), 09/21/2021 11:23 (5), 09/21/2021 11:30 (1), 09/21/2021 11:38 (2)
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