Apple Safari up to 5.1.6 User Input Sanitizer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.6 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component User Input Sanitizer. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-0672. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.6 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component User Input Sanitizer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WebKit in Apple iOS before 5.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

The weakness was published 05/09/2012 by Adam Barth and Abhishek Arya with Google Chrome Security Team as HT5282 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0672 since 01/12/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59498 (Apple iTunes < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Peer-To-Peer File Sharing and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120285 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-06-11-1)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75431), Tenable (59498), SecurityFocus (BID 53404†), OSVDB (81792†) and Secunia (SA47292†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5341, VDB-4878, VDB-5342 and VDB-5379. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 59498
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802797
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities - May 12 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 5.1.7

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5282
Researcher: Adam Barth , Abhishek Arya
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
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CVE: CVE-2012-0672 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0672
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5380

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X-Force: 75431
SecurityFocus: 53404 - WebKit CVE-2012-0672 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 47292 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81792
SecurityTracker: 1027028 - Apple iOS Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Spoof Address Bar URLs
Vulnerability Center: 35088 - WebKit in Apple iOS <5.1.1 Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via Crafted Web Site, Critical

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

Created: 05/15/2012 10:57
Updated: 03/24/2021 14:32
Changes: 05/15/2012 10:57 (82), 04/11/2017 22:18 (12), 03/24/2021 14:32 (4)
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