Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-0222. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2011-07-20-1.

The weakness was released 07/21/2011 by Nikita Tarakanov (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0222 since 12/23/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Nikita Tarakanov and been published 4 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56469 (Apple iTunes < 10.5 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 119637 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2011-10-11-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12147.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68692), Exploit-DB (17567), Tenable (56469), SecurityFocus (BID 48844†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32405†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4425, VDB-4427, VDB-4694 and VDB-54831. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Nikita Tarakanov
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Nessus ID: 56469
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802193
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Oct 11
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b
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12/23/2010 🔍
07/20/2011 +209 days 🔍
07/21/2011 +1 days 🔍
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07/25/2011 +4 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1337 days 🔍
11/22/2024 +3531 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Nikita Tarakanov (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0222 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58061
X-Force: 68692
SecurityFocus: 48844 - WebKit CVE-2011-0222 Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32405 - Apple Safari before 5.0.6 WebKit Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Web-Site, Medium

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/22/2024 00:15
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 03/28/2017 09:05 (22), 11/15/2021 09:52 (2), 11/22/2024 00:15 (14)
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