Apple Safari up to 4.0.4 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Safari up to 4.0.4. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-0046. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 4.0.4 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted format arguments.

The weakness was released 03/15/2010 by Robert Swiecki with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0046. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Tim Brown and been published 3 years after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47365 (Fedora 11 : qt-4.6.2-8.fc11 (2010-4524)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118282 (Fedora Update for qt (FEDORA-2010-8423)).

Upgrading to version 4.0.0b eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9720.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (22406), Tenable (47365), SecurityFocus (BID 38671†), Secunia (SA43068†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023708†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6847, VDB-6848, VDB-6849 and VDB-6851. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Tim Brown
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Nessus ID: 47365
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : qt-4.6.2-8.fc11 (2010-4524)
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OpenVAS ID: 800493
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 4.0.0b
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12/15/2009 🔍
03/11/2010 +86 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +868 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Robert Swiecki
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0046 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0046
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52161

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SecurityFocus: 38671 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 4.0.5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43068
SecurityTracker: 1023708
Vulnerability Center: 25055 - Apple Safari Prior to 4.0.5 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via crafted format arguments, Medium

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/02/2026 05:24
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (69), 02/22/2017 10:34 (18), 09/05/2021 10:30 (4), 09/05/2021 10:36 (1), 02/03/2025 07:55 (15), 03/14/2025 03:30 (1), 05/02/2026 05:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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