Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 WebKit memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 (Web Browser). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. 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, 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 Julien Chaffraix (miaubiz) as HT5400 as confirmed knowledge base article (Apple Security Announce). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3594 since 06/19/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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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Upgrade: Safari 6

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04/27/2018 +2052 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5400
Researcher: Julien Chaffraix (miaubiz)
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CVE: CVE-2012-3594 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1027307
SecurityFocus: 51041
Secunia: 50058 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84145

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Created: 07/31/2012 18:13
Updated: 04/27/2018 09:31
Changes: 07/31/2012 18:13 (74), 04/27/2018 09:31 (8)
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