Apple Safari 4.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple Safari 4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-0744. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Safari 4.0 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple Safari 4 Beta build 528.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a feeds: URI beginning with a (1) % (percent), (2) { (open curly bracket), (3) } (close curly bracket), (4) ^ (caret), (5) ` (backquote), or (6) | (pipe) character, followed by an & (ampersand) character.

The weakness was disclosed 02/27/2009 by Trancer (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0744 since 02/27/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day 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 (48943), Exploit-DB (32817) and SecurityFocus (BID 33909†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800524
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari URI NULL Pointer Dereference DoS Vulnerability (Win)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/25/2009 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2209 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Trancer
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0744 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0744
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46882

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X-Force: 48943 - Apple Safari feeds: URI denial of service
SecurityFocus: 33909 - Apple Safari Malformed 'feeds:' URI Null Pointer Dereference Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 01/27/2025 05:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (59), 01/27/2025 05:23 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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