Apple Safari 6.0.1 Javascript Array race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Safari 6.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Javascript Array Handler. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3748. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari 6.0.1 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Javascript Array Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in WebKit in Apple iOS before 6.0.1 and Safari before 6.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving JavaScript arrays.

The bug was discovered 11/01/2012. The weakness was disclosed 11/01/2012 by Joost Pol and Daan Keuper (TippingPoint) with Zero Day Initiative as HT5568 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Apple. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3748 since 06/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69879 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1.10 Memory Corruptions), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121455 (Apple Safari 5.1.10 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2013-06-04-2)).

Upgrading to version 6.0.2 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 Exploit-DB (28081), Tenable (69879), SecurityFocus (BID 56362†), OSVDB (86873†) and Secunia (SA51157†). The entries VDB-6855, VDB-6856, VDB-8796 and VDB-8773 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 69879
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 5.1.10 Memory Corruptions
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OpenVAS ID: 802484
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-3)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.0.2

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5568
Researcher: Joost Pol, Daan Keuper (TippingPoint)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
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CVE: CVE-2012-3748 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6857

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SecurityFocus: 56362 - WebKit CVE-2012-3748 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 51157 - Apple Safari Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 86873
SecurityTracker: 1027716

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2012 16:15
Updated: 08/25/2024 13:28
Changes: 11/05/2012 16:15 (89), 04/24/2019 11:16 (2), 08/25/2024 13:28 (16)
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