Apple Safari up to 8.0.2 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Safari up to 8.0.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-4479. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 8.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WebKit. 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 presented 01/27/2015 with Apple as APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-3 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4479 since 06/20/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 6.2.3, 7.1.3 or 8.0.3 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 X-Force (100425), Tenable (81145), SecurityFocus (BID 72330†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031647†). See VDB-67778, VDB-68223, VDB-68232 and VDB-68329 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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 Feb15 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 6.2.3/7.1.3/8.0.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-3
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68863
X-Force: 100425 - Apple Safari WebKit code execution, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72330 - WebKit CVE-2014-4479 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031647

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2015 09:54
Updated: 03/07/2022 08:14
Changes: 01/28/2015 09:54 (74), 03/09/2019 08:28 (6), 03/07/2022 08:14 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:826:103

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