Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 WebKit resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-3105. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block 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 the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Google Chrome before 19.0.1084.52 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the :first-letter pseudo-element.

The weakness was presented 09/19/2012 by Christian Holler (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as confirmed posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3105 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 62216 (Mac OS X : Safari < 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120542 (Apple Safari Prior to 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-3)).

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 (75843), Tenable (62216), SecurityFocus (BID 53679†), OSVDB (82242†) and Secunia (SA49277†). See VDB-5448, VDB-5449, VDB-5450 and VDB-5451 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62216
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Safari < 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71365
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android

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08/09/2011 🔍
05/23/2012 +288 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Christian Holler (miaubiz)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3105 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3105
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6403

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X-Force: 75843
SecurityFocus: 53679 - Google Chrome Prior to 19.0.1084.52 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49277 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 82242
SecurityTracker: 1027098 - Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35166 - Google Chrome <19.0.1084.52 CSS Implementation Remote Use After Free Vulnerability, 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 14:44
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (55), 04/12/2017 16:22 (30), 04/13/2021 14:36 (8), 04/13/2021 14:38 (2), 04/13/2021 14:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:4A0:103

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