Apple Safari up to 4.0.5 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 4.0.5. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-1750. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 4.0.5 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to improper window management.

The weakness was disclosed 06/11/2010 by Masahiro Yamada (TippingPoint) with Context Information Security (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1750. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46838 (Safari < 5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 118090 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT4196)).

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 10148.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (46838), SecurityFocus (BID 40620†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024067†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26669†). The entries VDB-4138, VDB-4177, VDB-53588 and VDB-53587 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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: 46838
Nessus Name: Safari < 5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801362
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (June-10)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 4.0.0b
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05/06/2010 🔍
06/07/2010 +32 days 🔍
06/11/2010 +4 days 🔍
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08/03/2010 +53 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1689 days 🔍
04/13/2025 +3677 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Masahiro Yamada (TippingPoint)
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1750 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1750
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53577

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SecurityFocus: 40620 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 5.0 and 4.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40105
SecurityTracker: 1024067
Vulnerability Center: 26669 - Apple Safari Prior to 5.0 on Windows Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/13/2025 00:07
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 03/02/2017 10:56 (11), 09/15/2021 13:56 (5), 09/15/2021 14:01 (1), 03/20/2025 17:08 (17), 04/13/2025 00:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:7C9:103

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