Apple Safari up to 8.0.2 WebKit memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 8.0.2 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown functionality 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 weakness was released 01/27/2015 with Apple as APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-3 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4476 since 06/20/2014. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81145 (Apple TV < 7.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123684 (Apple iTunes 12.2 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-06-30-6)).

Upgrading to version 6.2.3, 7.1.3 or 8.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100423), Tenable (81145), SecurityFocus (BID 72329†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031647†).

Productinfo

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Web Browser

Vendor

Apple

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Safari

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commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81145
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802282
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Feb15 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.2.3/7.1.3/8.0.3

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01/27/2015 +221 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-3
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4476 (🔍)
X-Force: 100423 - Apple Safari WebKit code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72329 - WebKit CVE-2014-4476 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031647

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2015 09:54 AM
Updated: 03/07/2022 08:11 AM
Changes: 01/28/2015 09:54 AM (78), 03/09/2019 08:20 AM (1), 03/07/2022 08:11 AM (3)
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