Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 WebKit resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6663. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality 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.

The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2014 by Atte Kettunen with OUSPG as HT6441 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-6663 since 11/05/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72850 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b4023753-a4ba-11e3-bec2-00262d5ed8ee)), 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 122901 (Debian Security Update for chromium-browser (DSA 2883-1)).

Upgrading to version 8 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 Tenable (72850), SecurityFocus (BID 69881†), Secunia (SA61306†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46609†). The entries VDB-12377, VDB-12378, VDB-12379 and VDB-12380 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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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: 72850
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b4023753-a4ba-11e3-bec2-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 702883
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2883-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 8

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11/05/2013 🔍
03/05/2014 +120 days 🔍
03/06/2014 +1 days 🔍
09/17/2014 +195 days 🔍
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09/18/2014 +1 days 🔍
09/22/2014 +4 days 🔍
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10/19/2014 +3 days 🔍
02/20/2022 +2681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6441
Researcher: Atte Kettunen
Organization: OUSPG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6663 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6663
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67607

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SecurityFocus: 69881 - RETIRED: WebKit Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 61306 - Apple Safari Security Issue and Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 46609 - Google Chrome Prior to 33.0.1750.146 Remote Code Execution due to an Error in the SVG Implementation - CVE-2013-6663, High

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

Created: 09/22/2014 17:39
Updated: 02/20/2022 10:08
Changes: 09/22/2014 17:39 (70), 06/09/2017 07:08 (17), 02/20/2022 10:04 (3), 02/20/2022 10:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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