Apple Safari denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0894. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Safari might allow remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive memory contents or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) bitmap (BMP) or (2) GIF file, a related issue to CVE-2008-0420.

The weakness was published 02/21/2008 by Gynvael Coldwind as Bug 408076 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0894 since 02/21/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40809), SecurityFocus (BID 27947†), SecurityTracker (ID 1019487†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39982†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/16/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +641 days 🔍
04/12/2019 +1488 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: Bug 408076
Researcher: Gynvael Coldwind
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0894 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0894
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41175
X-Force: 40809
SecurityFocus: 27947 - Apple Safari BMP and GIF Files Remote Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1019487 - Safari BMP Handling Bug Lets Remote Users Access Portions of Kernel Memory
Vulnerability Center: 39982 - Apple Safari Remote Leakage of Sensitive Information and Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 04/12/2019 08:42
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (56), 04/12/2019 08:42 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:E9F:103

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