Apple Safari up to 5.0 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-1791. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer signedness error in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving a JavaScript array index.

The weakness was disclosed 07/30/2010 by Natalie Silvanovich (team509) with University of Szeged (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1791. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/21/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51404 (FreeBSD : webkit-gtk2 -- Multiple vulnerabilities (06a12e26-142e-11e0-bea2-0015f2db7bde)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118480 (Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT4328)).

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 10064.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51404), SecurityFocus (BID 42020†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26624†). The entries VDB-4171, VDB-4317, VDB-54209 and VDB-54208 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 51404
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : webkit-gtk2 -- Multiple vulnerabilities (06a12e26-142e-11e0-bea2-0015f2db7bde)
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OpenVAS ID: 68823
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: webkit-gtk2
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/06/2010 🔍
07/28/2010 +83 days 🔍
07/28/2010 +0 days 🔍
07/30/2010 +2 days 🔍
07/30/2010 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2010 +2 days 🔍
01/03/2011 +155 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1536 days 🔍
09/21/2021 +2378 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (team509)
Organization: University of Szeged
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54207

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SecurityFocus: 42020 - RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 5.0.1 and 4.1.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 42314
Vulnerability Center: 26624 - Apple Safari < 5.0.1 Integer Signedness Error Allows Remote Code Execution or DoS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/21/2021 14:05
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 03/01/2017 10:16 (12), 09/21/2021 14:00 (4), 09/21/2021 14:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:DBF:103

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