Apple Safari up to 5.0.x resource management

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.x (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.1.3 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3, Google Chrome before 6.0.472.53, and webkitgtk before 1.2.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving element focus.

The weakness was released 09/07/2010 with VUPEN as HT4455 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3257. 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/24/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50030 (Fedora 13 : webkitgtk-1.2.5-1.fc13 (2010-15957)), 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 118741 (Apple Safari Prior to 5.0.3 and 4.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.0.2b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (50030). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 55524, 55523, 55522 and 55521.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 50030
Nessus Name: Fedora 13 : webkitgtk-1.2.5-1.fc13 (2010-15957)
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OpenVAS ID: 68513
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: webkit-gtk2
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.0.2b

Timelineinfo

09/02/2010 🔍
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09/07/2010 +4 days 🔍
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09/20/2010 +13 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1641 days 🔍
09/24/2021 +2381 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4455
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3257 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 27213 - Google Chrome Before 6.0.472.53 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Medium
SecurityFocus: 44204 - WebKit CVE-2010-3257 Stale Pointer Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 41856

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM
Updated: 09/24/2021 01:04 PM
Changes: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM (63), 03/06/2017 10:53 AM (9), 09/24/2021 12:56 PM (5), 09/24/2021 01:04 PM (1)
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