Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 WebKit resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the HTMLMediaElement implementation in Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.151 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/19/2012 by Sergey Glazunov (pa_kt) with Google Chrome Security Team as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as confirmed posting (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3071 since 08/09/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58609 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (057130e6-7f61-11e1-8a43-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12492.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74631) and Tenable (58609). See 5054, 5055, 5056 and 5057 for similar entries.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 58609
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (057130e6-7f61-11e1-8a43-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71285
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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov (pa_kt)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3071 (🔍)
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X-Force: 74631 - Google Chrome HTMLMediaElement code exection, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 44329 - Google Chrome <18.0.1025.151 Remote DoS or Other Impact due to Use-After-Free in HTMLMediaElement, High
SecurityFocus: 52913 - Google Chrome Prior to 18.0.1025.151 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48732 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81041

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

Created: 09/21/2012 13:45
Updated: 04/13/2021 13:44
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (93), 05/27/2017 10:22 (2), 04/13/2021 13:44 (3)
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