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 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-2818. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the layout of documents that use the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) counters feature.

The weakness was released 09/19/2012 by Dharani Govindan (miaubiz) with Chromium Development Community as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). The advisory is shared for download at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2818 since 05/19/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59750 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ff922811-c096-11e1-b0f4-00262d5ed8ee)), 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 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 (76555), Tenable (59750), SecurityFocus (BID 54203†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35459†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5450, VDB-5585, VDB-5586 and VDB-5587. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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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: 59750
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ff922811-c096-11e1-b0f4-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71529
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android

Timelineinfo

05/19/2012 🔍
06/26/2012 +38 days 🔍
06/27/2012 +1 days 🔍
06/27/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/03/2012 +6 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +78 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: Dharani Govindan (miaubiz)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6416

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X-Force: 76555
SecurityFocus: 54203 - Google Chrome Prior to 20.0.1132.43 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 35459 - Google Chrome Before 20.0.1132.43 CSS Counters Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows DoS, 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 15:52
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (74), 04/14/2017 13:46 (10), 04/13/2021 15:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:5C7:103

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