Apple Safari up to 1.2.3 memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Safari up to 1.2.3. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory allocation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1199. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari up to 1.2.3 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Safari 1.2.4 on Mac OS X 10.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash from memory exhaustion), as demonstrated using Javascript code that continuously creates nested arrays and then sorts the newly created arrays.

The weakness was shared 01/10/2005 by Berend-Jan Wever (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.grok.org.uk. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1199 since 12/14/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18282) and SecurityFocus (BID 11759†). The entries VDB-22666, VDB-23745 and VDB-22667 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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11/25/2004 🔍
12/14/2004 +19 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +27 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3711 days 🔍
05/02/2019 +1514 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.grok.org.uk
Researcher: Berend-Jan Wever
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23744
X-Force: 18282 - Multiple vendor Web browsers nested array denial of service
SecurityFocus: 11759 - Apple Safari Web Browser Infinite Array Sort Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 05/02/2019 07:17
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (49), 05/02/2019 07:17 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:75E:103

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