Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 WebKit memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.142 does not properly handle text fragments, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 09/19/2012 by Christian Holler (miaubiz) with Google Chrome Security Team as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared at prod.lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3060 since 08/09/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/11/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58521 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b8f0a391-7910-11e1-8a43-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120502 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1)).

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Google Android as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74410), Tenable (58521), SecurityFocus (BID 52762†), OSVDB (80738†) and Secunia (SA48618†). The entries VDB-4957, VDB-5002, VDB-5003 and VDB-5004 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 58521
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b8f0a391-7910-11e1-8a43-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71288
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android

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03/28/2012 +232 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Christian Holler (miaubiz)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3060 (🔍)
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X-Force: 74410 - Google Chrome text fragment code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 52762 - Google Chrome Prior to 18.0.1025.142 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48618 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 80738
SecurityTracker: 1026877 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 44333 - Google Chrome <18.0.1025.142 Remote Dos Vulnerabilities in Text Fragment Handling, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2012 01:45 PM
Updated: 01/11/2025 03:33 PM
Changes: 09/21/2012 01:45 PM (55), 05/27/2017 10:23 AM (39), 04/13/2021 01:30 PM (3), 01/11/2025 03:33 PM (16)
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Cache ID: 18:961:40

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