Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.5. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-0225. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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. 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 presented 07/21/2011 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0225 since 12/23/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/15/2021).

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68694), Tenable (56469), SecurityFocus (BID 48845†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32404†). See VDB-4425, VDB-4427, VDB-4694 and VDB-54831 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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 🔍
03/23/2015 +1337 days 🔍
11/15/2021 +2429 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0225 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0225
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58063
X-Force: 68694
SecurityFocus: 48845 - WebKit CVE-2011-0225 Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32404 - Apple Safari before 5.0.6 WebKit Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Web-Site, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/15/2021 10:03
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 03/28/2017 09:05 (13), 11/15/2021 10:03 (2)
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