CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.5 | $0-$5k | 0.05 |
A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block 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 published 07/25/2012 by Julien Chaffraix (Slawomir Blazek) with Apple Product Security as HT5400 as confirmed knowledge base article (Apple Security Announce). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3678 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 03/27/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62357 (Apple TV < 5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.
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 (62357). Similar entries are available at 4654, 4645, 4650 and 5585.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 62357
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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
03/21/2011 🔍06/19/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT5400
Researcher: Julien Chaffraix (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: Apple Product Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3678 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1027307
SecurityFocus: 46951
Secunia: 50058 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84193
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Entry
Created: 08/07/2012 18:25Updated: 03/27/2021 06:58
Changes: 08/07/2012 18:25 (73), 04/28/2018 23:48 (8), 03/27/2021 06:58 (3)
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