Apple Safari 6.2.0/7.1.0/8.0.0 WebKit resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Safari 6.2.0/7.1.0/8.0.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4459. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari 6.2.0/7.1.0/8.0.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown part 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 WebKit, as used in Apple OS X before 10.10.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted page objects in an HTML document.

The weakness was published 12/03/2014 as HT6596 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4459 since 06/20/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81145 (Apple TV < 7.0.3 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 123684 (Apple iTunes 12.2 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-06-30-6)).

Upgrading to version 6.2.1, 7.1.1 or 8.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98784), Tenable (81145), SecurityFocus (BID 71144†), Secunia (SA62503†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031296†). Similar entries are available at VDB-67778, VDB-68223, VDB-68230 and VDB-68232. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 81145
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-06 October-15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.2.1/7.1.1/8.0.1

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06/20/2014 🔍
11/17/2014 +150 days 🔍
11/18/2014 +1 days 🔍
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12/03/2014 +15 days 🔍
12/04/2014 +1 days 🔍
12/04/2014 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2015 +54 days 🔍
02/03/2015 +7 days 🔍
03/08/2019 +1494 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6596
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68330
X-Force: 98784
SecurityFocus: 71144 - WebKit CVE-2014-4459 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 62503 - Apple OS X Weaknesses and WebKit Vulnerability, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031296

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2014 15:20
Updated: 03/08/2019 22:01
Changes: 12/04/2014 15:20 (80), 03/08/2019 22:01 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:6C3:103

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