Apple Safari 3.2.2/4 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari 3.2.2/4 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1233. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari 3.2.2/4 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple Safari 3.2.2 and 4 Beta on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document containing many nested A elements.

The bug was discovered 03/31/2009. The weakness was disclosed 04/02/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1233 since 04/02/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. 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 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116338 (Apple Safari XML Parser Nested XML Tag Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 (49527), Exploit-DB (8325), SecurityFocus (BID 34318†), OSVDB (53231†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21518†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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OpenVAS ID: 800549
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Denial of Service Vulnerability (Win) - Apr09
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-1233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47492

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X-Force: 49527
SecurityFocus: 34318 - Apple Safari XML Parser Nested XML Tag Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 53231 - CVE-2009-1233 - Apple - Safari - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 21518 - Apple Safari 3.2.2 and 4 Beta on Windows Remote DoS Vulnerability via an XML Document, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/19/2025 21:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (68), 09/01/2019 08:41 (4), 11/25/2024 21:00 (21), 04/19/2025 21:58 (3)
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