CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown part 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. CVE summarizes:
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to error handling for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token-sequence data.
The weakness was presented 09/19/2012 by Aki Helin (OUSPG) with Oulu University Secure Programming Group as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). The advisory is shared for download at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-3966 since 10/01/2011. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (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 57883 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (fe1976c2-5317-11e1-9e99-00262d5ed8ee)), 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 119930 (Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 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 (73074) and Tenable (57883).
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 57883
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (fe1976c2-5317-11e1-9e99-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 70732
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android
Timeline
10/01/2011 🔍02/08/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Aki Helin (OUSPG)
Organization: Oulu University Secure Programming Group
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3966 (🔍)
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X-Force: 73074
Vulnerability Center: 34442 - Google Chrome < 17.0.963.46 Error Handling for CSS Use-After-Free Issue Allows Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 51911 - Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.46 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 09/21/2012 13:45Updated: 04/13/2021 15:09
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (75), 04/09/2017 14:40 (9), 04/13/2021 15:09 (3)
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