Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3679. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. 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 6.0, 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-2012-07-25-1.

The weakness was released 07/25/2012 by Chris Leary (Slawomir Blazek) with Mozilla as HT5400 as confirmed knowledge base article (Apple Security Announce). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with Apple. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3679 since 06/19/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62357 (Apple TV < 5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120376 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-07-25-1)).

Upgrading to version 6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62357), SecurityFocus (BID 46951†), OSVDB (84194†), Secunia (SA50058†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027307†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4654, VDB-4645, VDB-4650 and VDB-5585. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62357
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802962
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sep 12 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5400
Researcher: Chris Leary (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3679 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3679
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5851

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SecurityFocus: 46951
Secunia: 50058 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84194
SecurityTracker: 1027307

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

Created: 08/07/2012 18:25
Updated: 01/04/2025 19:29
Changes: 08/07/2012 18:25 (76), 04/28/2018 23:48 (8), 03/27/2021 07:02 (3), 01/04/2025 19:29 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:997:103

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