Info

Disclosure

May 20, 2011

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

May 20, 2011

Description

WebKit contains a typecasting flaw that is triggered when an auto-focus triggers an attach. With a specially crafted web page, a context-dependent attacker can corrupt memory to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: PoC Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

It has been reported that this issue has been fixed. Upgrade to version 1.6.0, or higher, to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2011-2339 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 46339 46377
Bugtraq ID: 50066
Related OSVDB ID: 76319 76320 76321 76322 76323 76324 76325 76326 76327 76328 76329 76330 76331 76332 76333 76334 76335 76336 76338 76339 76340 76341 76342 76343 76344 76345 76346 76347 76348 76349 76350 76351 76352 76353 76354
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00004.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Oct/73
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Oct/78
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5000
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32882
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=83235
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/86976
News Article: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/apple-slaps-another-security-band-aid-on-itunes/9598

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/76337