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Apple Safari WebKit component vulnerable to buffer overflow

Vulnerability Note VU#351217

Original Release Date: 2006-03-03 | Last Revised: 2006-03-06

Overview

Apple Safari WebKit component is vulnerable to buffer overflow. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

Description

Safari

Apple Safari is a web browser that comes with the Mac OS X operating system.

WebKit

According to Apple:

WebKit is the open source core of Apple's Safari web browser. It is available as a framework in Mac OS X for use in your applications.
More information is available at the WebKit Project website.

The Problem

The Apple Safari WebKit component contains a heap-based buffer overflow. This vulnerability can be triggered by persuading a user to access a specially crafted web page with Safari.

Considerations

WebKit may be used in other Apple software including, but not limited to Dashboard and Mail.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or crash any application using WebKit

Solution

Install an update
This issue is correced in Apple Security Update 2006-001.

Vendor Information

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Apple Computer, Inc. Affected

Updated:  March 03, 2006

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382.

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Nokia Unknown

Notified:  March 06, 2006 Updated: March 06, 2006

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.


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Acknowledgements

This issue was reported in Apple Security Update 2006-001. Apple credits Suresec LTD with reporting this issue.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2005-4504
Severity Metric: 17.21
Date Public: 2005-12-22
Date First Published: 2006-03-03
Date Last Updated: 2006-03-06 16:15 UTC
Document Revision: 16

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