Apple Safari up to 12.0.3 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 12.0.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-6201. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 12.0.3 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/25/2019. The weakness was shared 03/25/2019 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech as HT209603 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-6201 since 01/11/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 08/08/2023). The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371711 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT209603)).

Upgrading to version 12.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-132259, VDB-132260, VDB-132264 and VDB-132265 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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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 12.1

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03/25/2019 +73 days 🔍
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03/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2023 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209603
Researcher: Venustech
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-6201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132324
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2019 15:08
Updated: 08/08/2023 07:45
Changes: 03/26/2019 15:08 (64), 05/20/2020 18:49 (3), 08/08/2023 07:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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