Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.5. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1797. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 5.0.5 (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is 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. CVE summarizes:

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 disclosed 07/21/2011 with team509 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1797 since 04/20/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/19/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55033 (Debian DSA-2245-1 : chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. 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 (68713), Tenable (55033), SecurityFocus (BID 48858†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32391†). The entries VDB-4694, VDB-56940, VDB-56939 and VDB-56804 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 55033
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2245-1 : chromium-browser - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 69744
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2245-1 (chromium-browser)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 3.1.0b

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04/20/2011 🔍
07/20/2011 +91 days 🔍
07/21/2011 +1 days 🔍
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07/25/2011 +4 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1337 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: DSA-2245
Organization: team509
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58082

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X-Force: 68713
SecurityFocus: 48858 - WebKit CVE-2011-1797 Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32391 - Apple Safari before 5.0.6 WebKit Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Web-Site, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/19/2025 14:35
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/28/2017 09:01 (12), 11/15/2021 12:43 (2), 11/15/2021 12:50 (1), 11/15/2021 12:57 (2), 01/19/2025 14:35 (18)
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