Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 WebKit resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3038. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to multi-column handling.

The weakness was shared 09/19/2012 by miaubiz with Google as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3038 since 08/09/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58210 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (99aef698-66ed-11e1-8288-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120502 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1)).

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Google Android as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73649), Tenable (58210), SecurityFocus (BID 52271†), Secunia (SA48527†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34664†). The entries VDB-4654, VDB-4645, VDB-4650 and VDB-4698 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 58210
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (99aef698-66ed-11e1-8288-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71161
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android

Timelineinfo

08/09/2011 🔍
03/04/2012 +208 days 🔍
03/05/2012 +1 days 🔍
03/05/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/19/2012 +14 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +184 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/21/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/13/2021 +3126 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: miaubiz
Organization: Google
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6379

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X-Force: 73649
SecurityFocus: 52271 - Google Chrome Prior to 17.0.963.65 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48527 - Gentoo update for chromium, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 34664 - Google Chrome Before 17.0.963.65 Remote DoS Vulnerability Related to Multi-Column Handling, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2012 13:45
Updated: 04/13/2021 12:43
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (77), 04/10/2017 11:54 (9), 04/13/2021 12:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:D16:103

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