Apple safari 4.0.3/4.0.4 safari.exe denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple safari 4.0.3/4.0.4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part in the library cfnetwork.dll of the file safari.exe. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-0924. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple safari 4.0.3/4.0.4 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block in the library cfnetwork.dll of the file safari.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

cfnetwork.dll 1.450.5.0 in CFNetwork, as used by safari.exe 531.21.10 in Apple Safari 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.

The weakness was presented 03/03/2010 by John Cobb (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0924 since 03/03/2010. 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 as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116944 (Apple Safari "background" Attribute 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 (56596), SecurityFocus (BID 38447†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25013†). See VDB-52044 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800485
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari background Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
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02/28/2010 +86 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: John Cobb
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0924 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0924
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52043

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X-Force: 56596
SecurityFocus: 38447 - Apple Safari 'background' attribute Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25013 - Apple Safari 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 on Windows CFNetwork Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/01/2026 14:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (53), 02/21/2017 17:33 (15), 01/27/2025 05:30 (22), 05/01/2026 14:26 (2)
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