Apple WebKit up to 3.0.2 Javascript Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple WebKit up to 3.0.2. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Javascript Engine. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-3944. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple WebKit up to 3.0.2 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Javascript Engine. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) library in the JavaScript engine in WebKit in Apple Safari 3 Beta before Update 3.0.3, and iPhone before 1.0.1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain JavaScript regular expressions. NOTE: this issue was originally reported only for MobileSafari on the iPhone. NOTE: it is not clear whether this stems from an issue in the original distribution of PCRE, which might already have a separate CVE identifier.

The bug was discovered 07/23/2007. The weakness was released 07/23/2007 by Charlie Miller (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3944 since 07/23/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25830 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-007)), 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 115608 (Safari Beta for Windows/Mac Multiple Vulnerabilities July 2007 (APPLE-SA-2007-07-31)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8962.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35577), Tenable (25830), SecurityFocus (BID 25002†), OSVDB (36453†) and Secunia (SA26287†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-26472, VDB-30944, VDB-35624 and VDB-35623. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 25830
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-007)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebKit 3.0.3
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Charlie Miller
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CVE: CVE-2007-3944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37946
X-Force: 35577
SecurityFocus: 25002 - Apple iPhone Mobile Safari Browser Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26287
OSVDB: 36453 - CVE-2007-3944 - Apple - WebKit - Remote Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018439
Vulnerability Center: 15787 - Apple WebKit in Safari Heap Based Buffer Overflows Allow Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2730

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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/23/2019 09:19
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (86), 07/23/2019 09:19 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:B6B:103

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