Apple iOS up to 6.0 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 6.0. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-0948. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 6.0 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 6.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2013-01-28-1.

The weakness was disclosed 01/28/2013 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as HT5642 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-0948 since 01/10/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/22/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66498 (Apple iTunes < 11.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows 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 databases at Tenable (66498) and SecurityFocus (BID 54203†). Further details are available at darkreading.com. The entries VDB-5585, VDB-5586, VDB-5587 and VDB-5588 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 66498
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 11.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5642
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0948 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0948
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7482
SecurityFocus: 54203

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

Created: 01/30/2013 09:22
Updated: 05/04/2021 07:09
Changes: 01/30/2013 09:22 (71), 03/25/2019 16:03 (1), 04/22/2021 15:48 (2), 05/04/2021 07:09 (2)
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