Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 WebKit resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was published 09/19/2012 by Slawomir Blazek with Google Chrome Security Team as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as confirmed posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at prod.lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3074 since 08/09/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74634) and Tenable (58609). Similar entries are available at 5054, 5055, 5056 and 5057.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

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: Slawomir Blazek
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3074 (🔍)
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X-Force: 74634 - Google Chrome media handling code execution, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 44326 - Google Chrome <18.0.1025.151 Remote DoS or Other Impact due to Use-After-Free in Media Handling, High
SecurityFocus: 52913 - Google Chrome Prior to 18.0.1025.151 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48732 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81044

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

Created: 09/21/2012 13:45
Updated: 04/13/2021 13:51
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (90), 05/27/2017 10:21 (2), 04/13/2021 13:51 (3)
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