65656 : WebKit 'document.write()' Tokenizer Handling Memory Corruption
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-05-14

Time to Patch
2 days

Description

WebKit contains a flaw in WebCore/dom/Document.cpp that is triggered when accessing a potentially closed or replaced tokenizer after a call to 'document.write()'. With a specially crafted wbe 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: Patch / RCS
Exploit: PoC Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

The vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability. There are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. Check the vendor advisory, changelog, or solution in the references section for details.

Upgrade to Apple iTunes version 9.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1024108
CVE ID: 2010-1763 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 43068
ISS X-Force ID: 59507
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2010-1512 [ Link is 404 ]
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4220
https://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6264
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39008
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/59486

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-06-21 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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