VDB-5868 · CVE-2012-0682 · HT5400

Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0682. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 5.1.7 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 presented 07/25/2012 by Julien Chaffraix (Slawomir Blazek) with Apple Product Security as HT5400 as confirmed knowledge base article (Apple Security Announce). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0682 since 01/12/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/29/2018).

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 (84211†), Secunia (SA50058†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027307†). See VDB-4654, VDB-4645, VDB-4650 and VDB-5585 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Apple

Name

Safari

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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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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Exploitinginfo

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: 62357
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802924
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - July 2012 (Mac OS X)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6

Timelineinfo

01/12/2012 🔍
07/25/2012 +195 days 🔍
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07/26/2012 +1 days 🔍
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07/27/2012 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2012 +12 days 🔍
09/27/2012 +50 days 🔍
04/29/2018 +2039 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5400
Researcher: Julien Chaffraix (Slawomir Blazek)
Organization: Apple Product Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0682 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5868

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SecurityFocus: 46951
Secunia: 50058 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84211
SecurityTracker: 1027307

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2012 13:15
Updated: 04/29/2018 00:10
Changes: 08/08/2012 13:15 (75), 04/29/2018 00:10 (8)
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