Apple Safari up to 4.0.5 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple Safari up to 4.0.5. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-1415. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 4.0.5 (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, does not properly handle libxml contexts, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted HTML document, related to an "API abuse issue."

The weakness was disclosed 06/11/2010 by Masahiro Yamada (TippingPoint) with Context Information Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1415. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/10/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47037 (Apple iTunes < 9.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118109 (Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT4220)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10148.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47037), SecurityFocus (BID 40620†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26231†). The entries VDB-4138, VDB-4177, VDB-53714 and VDB-53713 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 47037
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 9.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 801362
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (June-10)
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04/15/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: USN-1006-1⛔
Researcher: Masahiro Yamada (TippingPoint)
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1415 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1415
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53572

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SecurityFocus: 40620 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 5.0 and 4.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40105
Vulnerability Center: 26231 - Apple Safari \x3C 5.0 WebKit Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability Related to an \, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/10/2025 22:01
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (58), 02/28/2017 11:27 (11), 09/15/2021 12:52 (6), 09/15/2021 13:00 (1), 04/10/2025 22:01 (16)
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