Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-3646 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Apple Safari

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
apple
CWE-119
critical
nessus

Summary

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2012-07-25-1.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Apple
104

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idITUNES_10_7.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Apple iTunes installed on the remote Windows host is older than 10.7 and is, therefore, affected by multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in WebKit.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id62077
    published2012-09-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62077
    titleApple iTunes < 10.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_SAFARI6_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Apple Safari installed on the remote Mac OS X host is earlier than 6.0. It is, therefore, potentially affected by several issues : - An unspecified cross-site scripting issue exists. (CVE-2012-0678) - An error in the handling of
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id60127
    published2012-07-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60127
    titleMac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyPeer-To-Peer File Sharing
    NASL idITUNES_10_7_BANNER.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Apple iTunes on the remote host is prior to version 10.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in the WebKit component.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id62078
    published2012-09-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62078
    titleApple iTunes < 10.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)