CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. 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, as used in Apple Safari before 6.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2012-07-25-1.
The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2012 by Martin Barbella and Jose A. Vazquez (Slawomir Blazek) with Google Chrome Security Team & iDefense Labs VCP as HT5400 as confirmed knowledge base article (Apple Security Announce). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Apple. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1520 since 03/08/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/27/2018).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62077 (Apple iTunes < 10.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120376 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-07-25-1)).
Upgrading to version 6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (62077). The entries 4460, 4459, 4461 and 4464 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 62077
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 10.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802962
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sep 12 (Windows)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Safari 6
Timeline
03/08/2012 🔍07/25/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT5400
Researcher: Martin Barbella , Jose A. Vazquez (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team & iDefense Labs VCP
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1520 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1027307
SecurityFocus: 51041
Secunia: 50058 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84140
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Entry
Created: 07/31/2012 18:00Updated: 04/27/2018 09:29
Changes: 07/31/2012 18:00 (76), 04/27/2018 09:29 (8)
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