Apple Safari up to 4.0 Beta Javascript Garbage Collector resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple Safari. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Javascript Garbage Collector. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-1687. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Javascript Garbage Collector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The JavaScript garbage collector in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly handle allocation failures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted HTML document that triggers write access to an "offset of a NULL pointer."

The weakness was shared 06/08/2009 by SkyLined with Google Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1687 since 05/20/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67882 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : kdelibs (ELSA-2009-1127)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155870 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for kdelibs (ELSA-2009-1127)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51237), Tenable (67882), SecurityFocus (BID 35309†), OSVDB (54985†) and Secunia (SA35379†). The entries VDB-30600, VDB-43510, VDB-43183 and VDB-45184 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67882
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : kdelibs (ELSA-2009-1127)
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OpenVAS ID: 64750
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1867-1 (kdelibs)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: SkyLined
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1687 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48504

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X-Force: 51237
SecurityFocus: 35309 - WebKit JavaScript Garbage Collector Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 35379
OSVDB: 54985 - Apple Safari WebKit JavaScript Garbage Collector Allocation Failure NULL Pointer Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1022345
Vulnerability Center: 22586 - Apple Safari < 4.0 WebKit JavaScript Garbage Collector Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1522

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 10:47
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 09/06/2019 10:47 (10)
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