Apple iOS up to 6.0 WebKit resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 6.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-2857. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 6.0 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) DOM implementation in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

The weakness was published 01/28/2013 by Arthur Gerkis as HT5642 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2857 since 06/19/2012. 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 61505 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ce84e136-e2f6-11e1-a8ca-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121191 (Apple iTunes Prior to 11.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2013-05-16-1)).

Upgrading to version 6.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (61505). darkreading.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-5599, VDB-5884, VDB-5886 and VDB-5887. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: 61505
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ce84e136-e2f6-11e1-a8ca-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71505
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.1

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06/19/2012 🔍
08/06/2012 +48 days 🔍
08/13/2012 +7 days 🔍
01/28/2013 +168 days 🔍
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01/30/2013 +2 days 🔍
05/02/2018 +1918 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5642
Researcher: Arthur Gerkis
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7475

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

Created: 01/30/2013 09:22
Updated: 05/02/2018 09:29
Changes: 01/30/2013 09:22 (67), 05/02/2018 09:29 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:679:103

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