76351 : WebKit Unspecified Memory Corruption (2011-3237)
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-10-12

Description

A memory corruption flaw exists in WebKit, as it fails to sanitize user-supplied input resulting in memory corruption. With a specially crafted web page, a context-dependent attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Third-Party Solution
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released the iOS 5 Software Update to address this vulnerability. The vendor states this update may be downloaded and installed using iTunes.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2011-3237 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 46339 46377
Bugtraq ID: 50066
ISS X-Force ID: 70514
Related OSVDB ID: 76319 76320 76321 76322 76323 76324 76325 76326 76327 76328 76329 76330 76331 76332 76333 76334 76335 76336 76337 76338 76339 76340 76341 76342 76343 76344 76345 76346 76347 76348 76349 76350 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://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=84819
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
News Article: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/apple-slaps-another-security-band-aid-on-itunes/9598

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-10-12 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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