Apple Safari up to 8.0.0 WebKit resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Safari up to 8.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-4468. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 8.0.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/03/2014 with Apple as HT6596 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4468 since 06/20/2014. 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:

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 (99113), Tenable (81145), SecurityFocus (BID 71459†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031296†). The entries VDB-67778, VDB-68223, VDB-68232 and VDB-68327 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81145
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802282
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Webkit Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Dec14 (Mac OS X)
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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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01/27/2015 +48 days 🔍
02/03/2015 +7 days 🔍
02/27/2022 +2581 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6596
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68332
X-Force: 99113 - Apple Safari WebKit code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71459 - WebKit CVE-2014-4468 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031296

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2014 15:20
Updated: 02/27/2022 14:35
Changes: 12/04/2014 15:20 (79), 03/08/2019 22:24 (5), 02/27/2022 14:35 (3)
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