Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 Safari memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Safari. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-1042. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Safari. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.

The weakness was presented 03/23/2009 by Nils (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1042 since 03/23/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/06/2018).

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 (49388), SecurityFocus (BID 34183†), OSVDB (52888†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021879†). See VDB-47271 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

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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: Unproven

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Timelineinfo

03/19/2009 🔍
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03/23/2009 +3 days 🔍
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03/26/2009 +3 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2181 days 🔍
11/06/2018 +1330 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Nils
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-1042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47243
X-Force: 49388 - Apple Safari unspecified code execution variant 1
SecurityFocus: 34183 - Apple Safari Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 52888 - Apple Safari on Mac OS X Link Click Unspecified Arbitrary Code Execution (PWN2OWN)
SecurityTracker: 1021879

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/06/2018 07:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (58), 11/06/2018 07:55 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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