VDB-8433 · OSVDB 92285

Apple Safari 6.0.3 HTML5 Engine localStorage denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Safari 6.0.3 (Web Browser). This affects the function localStorage of the component HTML5 Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 02/27/2013 by Feross Aboukhadijeh as Introducing the new HTML5 Hard Disk Filler™ API as not defined exploit (Website). The advisory is shared at feross.org. The public release happened without involvement of Apple. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Feross Aboukhadijeh in HTML5 and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at filldisk.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Further details are available at bbc.co.uk. See 8431, 8432 and 8434 for similar entries.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Feross Aboukhadijeh
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: Introducing the new HTML5 Hard Disk Filler™ API
Researcher: Feross Aboukhadijeh
Status: Not defined
OSVDB: 92285

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/18/2013 10:49
Updated: 04/17/2018 10:30
Changes: 04/18/2013 10:49 (53), 04/17/2018 10:30 (2)
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