Apple Safari up to 4.0.4 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Safari up to 4.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-0047. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 4.0.4 (Web Browser). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to "HTML object element fallback content."

The weakness was disclosed 03/15/2010 by Robert Swiecki with Apple (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0047. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/23/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47363 (Fedora 12 : qt-4.6.2-8.fc12 (2010-4518)), 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47363), SecurityFocus (BID 38671†), Secunia (SA43068†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25056†). The entries VDB-51883, VDB-51875, VDB-52174 and VDB-52173 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 47363
Nessus Name: Fedora 12 : qt-4.6.2-8.fc12 (2010-4518)
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OpenVAS ID: 800493
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 4.0.0b

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03/11/2010 +86 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-2010-0047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52162

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SecurityFocus: 38671 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 4.0.5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43068
Vulnerability Center: 25056 - Apple Safari Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via HTML Object Element Fallback Content, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 03/23/2025 20:16
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 02/22/2017 10:34 (11), 09/05/2021 10:43 (4), 09/05/2021 10:48 (1), 10/15/2024 23:56 (26), 03/23/2025 20:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:A01:103

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