WebKit resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WebKit. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-1713. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WebKit (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing. 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 the AttributeSetter function in bindings/templates/attributes.cpp in the bindings in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 33.0.1750.152 on OS X and Linux and before 33.0.1750.154 on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving the document.location value.

The weakness was shared 04/01/2014 with VUPEN as HT6181 as confirmed advisory (Website) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-1713 since 01/29/2014. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73164 (Debian DSA-2883-1 : chromium-browser - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166943 (OpenSuSE Security Update for chromium (openSUSE-SU-2014:0501-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (73164), SecurityFocus (BID 65699†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1029983†). The entries VDB-12376, VDB-12377, VDB-12378 and VDB-12379 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Apple Safari up to 6.1.2/7.0.2

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 73164
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2883-1 : chromium-browser - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 702883
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2883-1 (chromium-browser - security update
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/29/2014 🔍
03/16/2014 +46 days 🔍
03/25/2014 +9 days 🔍
04/01/2014 +7 days 🔍
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03/31/2019 +1824 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: HT6181
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1713 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1713
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12774

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SecurityFocus: 65699
SecurityTracker: 1029983

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2014 13:29
Updated: 03/31/2019 20:27
Changes: 04/02/2014 13:29 (76), 03/31/2019 20:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:7B1:103

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