Apple Safari up to 5.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part. 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:

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; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a use element in an SVG document.

The weakness was shared 07/30/2010 by Natalie Silvanovich (team509) with University of Szeged (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1788. 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 $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 09/21/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49246 (Fedora 13 : webkitgtk-1.2.4-1.fc13 (2010-14409)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora 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 databases at Tenable (49246), SecurityFocus (BID 42020†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26627†). The entries VDB-4171, VDB-4317, VDB-54685 and VDB-54669 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 49246
Nessus Name: Fedora 13 : webkitgtk-1.2.4-1.fc13 (2010-14409)
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OpenVAS ID: 67992
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: webkit-gtk2
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: USN-1006-1⛔
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (team509)
Organization: University of Szeged
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54204

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SecurityFocus: 42020 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 5.0.1 and 4.1.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 41856
Vulnerability Center: 26627 - Apple Safari < 5.0.1 Remote Code Execution or DoS via a Use Element in an SVG Document, Medium

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Created: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM
Updated: 09/21/2021 01:25 PM
Changes: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM (59), 03/01/2017 10:17 AM (12), 09/21/2021 01:14 PM (5), 09/21/2021 01:20 PM (1), 09/21/2021 01:25 PM (1)
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