Apple Safari up to 7.0.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-1389. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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 08/13/2014 by Security Team with Apple as HT6367 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1389 since 01/08/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77822 (Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167746 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for webkitgtk (SUSE-SU-2015:0688-1)).

Upgrading to version 6.1.6 or 7.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95272), Tenable (77822), SecurityFocus (BID 69223†), Secunia (SA61318†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030731†). The entries VDB-13330, VDB-67367, VDB-67368 and VDB-67369 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5
  • Aplpe Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.5
  • Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5
  • Apple Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.4

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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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: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800100
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities-02 Aug14 (Mac OS X)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.1.6/7.0.6

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01/08/2014 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6367
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67372

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X-Force: 95272 - Apple Safari WebKit code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 69223 - WebKit APPLE-SA-2014-08-13-1 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 61318 - Apple TV Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030731

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2014 12:25
Updated: 02/10/2022 19:57
Changes: 08/14/2014 12:25 (84), 03/08/2019 20:22 (7), 02/10/2022 19:57 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:B5A:103

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