Apple Safari up to 7.0.3 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Safari up to 7.0.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-1338. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 7.0.3 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code 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 summary by CVE is:

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.1.4 and 7.x before 7.0.4, 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-2014-05-21-1.

The weakness was published 05/21/2014 by Atte Kettunen (Cloudfuzzer) with Google Chrome Security Team as HT6254 / APPLE-SA-2014-05-21-1 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1338 since 01/08/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 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 74139 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.1.4 / 7.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122094 (Apple Safari 6.1.4 / 7.0.4 Not Installed (HT6254)).

Upgrading to version 6.1.4 or 7.0.4 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 (93331), Tenable (74139), SecurityFocus (BID 67553†), Secunia (SA58890†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030269†). Similar entries are available at VDB-9461, VDB-13332, VDB-13331 and VDB-13330. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 74139
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.1.4 / 7.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800100
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities-03 Aug14 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.1.4/7.0.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6254 / APPLE-SA-2014-05-21-1
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (Cloudfuzzer)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1338 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1338
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13325
X-Force: 93331 - Apple Safari WebKit code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67553 - WebKit Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 58890 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030269
Vulnerability Center: 57751 - Apple Safari <6.1.4 and <7.0.4 and iOS <7.1.2 Remote DoS and Code Execution Vulnerabilities - CVE-2014-1338, Medium

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Created: 05/22/2014 23:07
Updated: 02/03/2019 10:04
Changes: 05/22/2014 23:07 (84), 02/03/2019 10:04 (11)
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Cache ID: 216:8DF:103

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