Apple Safari 6.0 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Safari 6.0. This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1043. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Apple Safari 6.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is 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. CVE summarizes:

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2.

The weakness was shared 10/22/2013 with Google Chrome Security Team as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-2 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. The mailinglist post contains:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1043 since 01/10/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/01/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70257 (Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121756 (Apple iTunes Prior to 11.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT6001)).

Upgrading to version 6.1 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 (87239), Tenable (70257), SecurityFocus (BID 62490†), Secunia (SA54886†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42072†). The entries VDB-5610, VDB-8303, VDB-8559 and VDB-8792 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 70257
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-2
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1043 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1043
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10964
X-Force: 87239
SecurityFocus: 62490
Secunia: 54886 - Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1029054
Vulnerability Center: 42072 - Multiple Apple Products Remote Arbitrary Code Execution and DoS Vulnerabilities (CVE-2013-1043), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2013 17:41
Updated: 06/01/2021 09:54
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (75), 05/14/2017 09:24 (1), 06/01/2021 09:49 (2), 06/01/2021 09:52 (2), 06/01/2021 09:54 (1)
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