Apple Safari 3.1.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple Safari 3.1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2001. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari 3.1.1 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file:///%E2 link that triggers an out-of-bounds access, possibly due to a NULL pointer dereference.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2008. The weakness was presented 04/28/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2001 since 04/28/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 (41984), OSVDB (44661†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18777†). See VDB-42177 and VDB-42176 for similar entries. 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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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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04/28/2008 +4 days 🔍
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07/10/2008 +73 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2440 days 🔍
08/13/2019 +1611 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42178
X-Force: 41984
OSVDB: 44661 - CVE-2008-2001 - Apple Safari - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18777 - Apple Safari 3.1.1 Remote Denial of Service via a file:///%E2 Link, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1347

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/13/2019 06:26
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (58), 08/13/2019 06:26 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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