Apple Safari up to 13.0.2 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 13.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-8816. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 13.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing 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 weakness was presented 10/28/2019 by Soyeon Park with Georgia Tech as HT210725 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8816. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/31/2024). The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

Upgrading to version 13.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-144521, VDB-144549, VDB-144556 and VDB-144557 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 13.0.3

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
10/28/2019 +252 days 🔍
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10/31/2019 +3 days 🔍
01/31/2024 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210725
Researcher: Soyeon Park
Organization: Georgia Tech
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144563
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2019 08:21
Updated: 01/31/2024 09:49
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:21 (47), 10/31/2019 08:26 (16), 01/31/2024 09:49 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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