Apple Safari up to 1.3.2 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Safari. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2303. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer signedness error in Safari on Apple iPhone before 2.0 and iPod touch before 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving JavaScript array indices that trigger an out-of-bounds access, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2307.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2008. The weakness was disclosed 07/14/2008 by Hiromitsu Takagi (TippingPoint) with Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2303 since 05/18/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34773 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 3.2), 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 116046 (Apple Safari Prior to 3.2.0 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2008-11-13)).

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43736), Exploit-DB (32048), Tenable (34773), SecurityFocus (BID 30186†) and OSVDB (47289†). The entries VDB-1816, VDB-43189, VDB-43185 and VDB-43184 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 34773
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 3.2
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 2.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Hiromitsu Takagi (TippingPoint)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2303 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2303
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43187
X-Force: 43736
SecurityFocus: 30186 - Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Prior to Version 2.0 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32706 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 47289 - CVE-2008-2303 - Apple - Safari - Code Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20022 - Apple Safari before 3.2 on iPod Touch and iPhone JavaScript Array Indices Remote Code Execution and DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2094

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 02/21/2025 22:12
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (84), 08/21/2019 06:21 (4), 02/21/2025 22:12 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:29E:103

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