Apple iOS up to 6.0 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 6.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-0953. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 6.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0953 since 01/10/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around 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†). darkreading.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-5585, VDB-5586, VDB-5587 and VDB-5588 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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01/28/2013 +18 days 🔍
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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-2013-0953 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7487
SecurityFocus: 54203

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

Created: 01/30/2013 09:22
Updated: 04/22/2021 16:19
Changes: 01/30/2013 09:22 (71), 03/25/2019 16:17 (1), 04/22/2021 16:14 (3), 04/22/2021 16:19 (1)
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