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). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function 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 Google Chrome before 16.0.912.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to DOM selections.

The weakness was published 09/19/2012 by Arthur Gerkis (miaubiz) with team509 as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3924 since 10/01/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2021). 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 57666 (Google Chrome < 16.0.912.77 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119872 (Google Chrome Prior to 16.0.912.77 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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 (72646) and Tenable (57666). Similar entries are available at 4576, 4575, 4573 and 4574.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 57666
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 16.0.912.77 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 70747
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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04/13/2021 +3126 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Arthur Gerkis (miaubiz)
Organization: team509
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3924 (🔍)
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X-Force: 72646
SecurityTracker: 1026569 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34382 - Google Chrome <16.0.912.77 Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS via DOM Related Vectors, Medium
SecurityFocus: 51641 - Google Chrome Prior to 16.0.912.77 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47694 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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

Created: 09/21/2012 13:45
Updated: 04/13/2021 14:54
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (80), 04/09/2017 14:25 (13), 04/13/2021 14:54 (3)
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