Apple Safari up to 5.0.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.2. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-3824. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.2 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving SVG use elements.

The weakness was presented 11/22/2010 as HT4455 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3824. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 01/20/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50653 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118741 (Apple Safari Prior to 5.0.3 and 4.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (50653) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28362†). See VDB-55524, VDB-55522, VDB-55521 and VDB-55520 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for 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: 50653
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.0.3 / 4.1.3
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OpenVAS ID: 801641
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov10
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11/22/2010 +46 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1577 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4455
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55523

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X-Force: 63363
SecurityFocus: 43079
Secunia: 42314
Vulnerability Center: 28362 - Apple Safari Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via SVG Use Elements, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/20/2025 16:24
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (57), 03/10/2017 10:21 (6), 10/05/2021 15:26 (6), 10/05/2021 15:31 (1), 10/05/2021 15:38 (2), 01/20/2025 16:24 (16)
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