Apple Safari up to 9.0.1 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 9.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-7097. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 9.0.1 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing 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 published 12/08/2015 with Apple as HT205639 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7097 since 09/16/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87371 (Apple iTunes < 12.3.2 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 124424 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2015-12-11-1)).

Upgrading to version 9.0.2 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 Tenable (87371), SecurityFocus (BID 78720†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55265†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79545, VDB-79546, VDB-79547 and VDB-79553. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 87371
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 12024
OpenVAS Name: Mageia Linux Local Check: mgasa-2016-0116
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 9.0.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205639
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7097 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7097
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79645
SecurityFocus: 78720 - WebKit Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034341
Vulnerability Center: 55265 - Apple iOS <9.2 Remote Code Execution due to a Webkit Issue - CVE-2015-7097, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2015 14:55
Updated: 06/30/2022 08:07
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:55 (65), 06/28/2018 09:22 (14), 06/30/2022 08:07 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:21B:103

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