Apple Safari 2.0.4 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in Apple Safari 2.0.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-2843. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Apple Safari 2.0.4 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-domain vulnerability in Apple Safari 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via Javascript, as demonstrated by a js script that accesses the location information of cross-domain web pages, probably involving setTimeout and timed events.

The weakness was released 05/18/2007 by Gareth Heyes (Website). The advisory is shared for download at thespanner.co.uk. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2843 since 05/24/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/02/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Javascript. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 Exploit-DB (30078), SecurityFocus (BID 24121†) and OSVDB (38859†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/18/2007 🔍
05/23/2007 +4 days 🔍
05/24/2007 +1 days 🔍
05/24/2007 +0 days 🔍
11/11/2007 +171 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2678 days 🔍
02/02/2025 +3614 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: thespanner.co.uk
Researcher: Gareth Heyes
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-2843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36956
SecurityFocus: 24121 - Apple Safari Cross-Domain Browser Location Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 38859 - Apple Safari Javascript Cross Domain Information Disclosure

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 02/02/2025 06:35
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (49), 09/03/2018 07:20 (7), 02/02/2025 06:35 (21)
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Cache ID: 216:F82:103

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