Apple Safari up to 7.0.4 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 7.0.4 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-1340. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 7.0.4 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part 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 weakness was disclosed 06/30/2014 with Apple as HT6293 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Apple. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1340 since 01/08/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78597 (Apple iTunes < 12.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122215 (Apple Safari 6.1.5 / 7.0.5 Not Installed (HT6293)).

Upgrading to version 6.1.5 or 7.0.5 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 X-Force (94115), Tenable (78597), Secunia (SA59481†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030495†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46667†). Additional details are provided at archives.neohapsis.com. The entries VDB-11526, VDB-12773, VDB-12772 and VDB-12771 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 78597
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 800100
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities-01 Aug14 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.1.5/7.0.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6293
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1340 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1340
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66937
X-Force: 94115 - Apple Safari WebKit code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 64361
Secunia: 59481 - Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030495 - Apple Safari Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Spoof URLs
Vulnerability Center: 46667 - Apple Safari <6.1.5 and <7.0.5 Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability - CVE-2014-1340, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 10:24
Updated: 02/08/2022 08:09
Changes: 07/02/2014 10:24 (78), 06/09/2017 07:11 (7), 02/08/2022 08:04 (3), 02/08/2022 08:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:165:103

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